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Making a Living While Breaking the Law
Would you pounce on the opportunity to convert the almost unbelievably aqua blue waters of Thailand into your office space? For hundreds...
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Jan 1, 20204 min read


At the Intersection of Public Transit and Political Movements
Mandatory curfew, scores of tanks, and armed policemen on the street: these are some of the most iconic symbols of the Chilean...
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Jan 1, 20205 min read


Misbegotten Cotton
Pop quiz. The shirt you’re wearing—where was it made? Check the tag for the answer. Now, where did the material come from? Harder to find...
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Jan 1, 20205 min read


Rising Temperatures Rising Tensions
President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Kurdish territory in Syria has catapulted the debate over the War on...
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Jan 1, 20205 min read


Tiny But Mighty
When Paddy Roy Bates claimed an abandoned military fort as a present for his wife Joan, the principality of Sealand was born. There was...
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Jan 1, 20203 min read


The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
In September, protesters in Hong Kong marched to the U.S. Consulate to demand that Congress pass the 2019 Hong Kong Human Rights and...
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Jan 1, 20205 min read


Protection Paradox
Laden with bundles of belongings, a mass of Venezuelan migrants cautiously pick their way across a frothing river. Grandmothers, pregnant...
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Dec 31, 20194 min read


The Coming Storm
This May, the United States military moved the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, a large aircraft carrier, into the Persian Gulf, just off the...
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Dec 31, 20194 min read


California’s Big Paradigm Shift
In California, the data privacy landscape faces radical change. Set to take effect on January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy...
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Dec 31, 20194 min read


Willful Ignorance
Polo and Pan, a French electronic duo, are great artists—until the lyrics start. Dreamy rhythms become corroded by blatantly racist...
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Dec 31, 20193 min read


A Buzzing Industry Stings
Cuba is home to over 2,800 beekeepers, who collectively control around 180,000 hives. Over the last 30 years, organic honey has grown...
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Dec 31, 20194 min read
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Don’t Kiss & Tell [King Abdullah]
“It started out as a kiss; how did it end up like this?” wonder The Killers in their timeless 2003 hit “Mr. Brightside.” This refrain...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


Money Money Money (In a Local World)
Every third Sunday, local vendors, renowned culinary experts, and pancake and produce stands line the streets of Totnes, a small British...
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Dec 31, 20194 min read


Public Spaces Bite Back
In 2014, Mosquitos began to take over Philadelphia parks, forcing teenagers and young adults out of public spaces at night. Contrary to...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


The Right to Privacy
Since 1985, 86 countries have decriminalized homosexuality. In many of these countries, legal threats to the right to exist as an LGBTQ...
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Dec 31, 20193 min read


Google Wants Your Health Data. You Should Give It To Them.
Tech companies know too much about us. So, it makes sense that the conversation around digital privacy revolves around keeping our...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


23andUs
DNA, the genetic code that lays the foundation for a person’s health, mental abilities, and personality traits, is a fundamental building...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


Moved Out, Locked In
In 2008, Danny Young was elected to represent the Second Ward of Anamosa, Iowa. The catch? He only received two votes: one from his wife...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


We Don’t Know Squat
At the dawn of the foreclosure crisis in 2009, Mary Kaptur, a Democratic House representative from Ohio, shocked the nation from the...
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Dec 31, 20193 min read


Not Exactly Model Activism
Beyoncé’s “Flawless” played in the background as the model walked out onto the runway. The shirt she was showcasing was plain—a standard...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read
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