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Celebrating Christmas in an age of religious extremism

In the midst of these national struggles, many families are preparing for a more personal religious fight: going to church on Christmas.

The ethics of climate change: what we owe people – and the rest of the planet

Ethics is a particularly relevant if underreported topic of conversation at the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris.

A warmer embrace of Muslims could stop homegrown terrorism

Such displays of intolerance can make Muslims feel like they don’t belong in Europe or the United States.

Human biases hold key to solving both Europe’s refugee crisis and climate change

One of the predominant news stories over the past few months has been the migrant crisis in Europe.

The activists’ playbook behind Obama’s Keystone rejection

Contrary to predictions President Obama has rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline across the United States-Canada border.

The new battleground for same-sex couples is equal rights for their kids

When the Supreme Court invalidated same-sex marriage bans in June, the Justices acknowledged they had the kids in mind.

The not-so-invisible damage from VW diesel cheat: $100 million in health costs

The recent revelations that Volkswagen rigged in-vehicle software to defeat emissions tests are but the latest example of efforts to evade regulations that protect human health and the environment.

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