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Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North Carolina
Officials in North Carolina say heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people ...
Thailand’s judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM’s plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts
(THE CONVERSATION) Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is currently feeling the sharp end of the country’s powerful judiciary.
From Seattle to Atlanta, new social housing programs seek to make homes permanently affordable for a range of incomes
In 2023, Atlanta created a new quasi-public entity to co-develop mixed-income housing on city-owned land. In 2024, Rhode Island voters and the Massachusetts legislature funded pilot projects to test ...
Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed
Optimizing designs for user engagement undermines mental health and society. Social media sites favor hype and scandal over factual accuracy, and public manipulation over designing for safety, privacy ...
Are people at the South Pole upside down?
Everything in the sky felt upside down and opposite, compared with what I was used to. A person who lives in the Southern Hemisphere might feel the same about visiting the Arctic or the North Pole.