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Why is the Anthropocene important? And what does our mass media’s presentation of the Anthropocene tell us? Professor Emeritus Leslie Sklair shares his research.
There…
Underestimating one’s opponent and denying the possibility of the worst is not a sound political strategy.
Distinguishing between what one hopes will happen and what is likely to…
Matt Flynn explores the social and economic benefits of aging populations.
People are generally living longer than previous generations across most parts of the world. Rising…
Firms need to listen to and understand the needs of the women they wish to attract and retain, write Dulini Fernando, Laurie Cohen and Joanne Duberley.
While women have made…
It's time to let nature back into our water management systems.
New York City faced a challenge in the 1990s: the city needed a new water filtration system to serve its nearly 8…
The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision by U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) to establish a Cyberspace Solarium Commission. According to Sen. Sasse,…
Alison Gillwald explores why the socially and economically marginalized remain unable to harness the internet to enhance their well-being.
Much has been made of the digital…
Morgan D. Bazilian and Saleem H. Ali explore the possibilities of using pipelines, or other energy infrastructure, as a basis for peace.
The compelling possibilities of using…
1968 was a revolution that shaped our age, but it’s 1968’s counter-revolution that is killing us today.
This year’s fiftieth-anniversary media celebration of 1968’s ‘year from…
Francesca Rhodes, Oxfam’s Gender Policy Adviser on campaigns, policy and influencing.
The aid sector’s sexual exploitation and abuse crisis put into stark spotlight the unequal…