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The Conversation

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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.

Is there a teaching moment in the Ashley Madison hack?

Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine Why would anyone use their official work or school email address to register for a website that promises to...

Still waiting for help: the lessons of Hurricane Katrina on poverty

The Katrina experience has much to teach us about the ways in which disaster relief programs interact with poverty and social welfare programs.

Sins of the Founding Fathers: The perils of judging past heroes by today’s standards

Democratic parties in four states have recently removed the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from their annual fundraising dinners, a move now under consideration in at least five other states.

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