Category: Culture
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“Christmas in July” in Absurdityville, USA
Gary Corseri removes the mistletoe from Christmas in July celebrations.
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A Pharma Payment A Day Keeps Docs’ Finances Okay
Massive amounts of money trade hands in “dollars for doctors” payolas across the country. Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones report.
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Fine Homebuilding
One of the blessings and curses of being the oldest child of young parents is that you get to watch them grow up. Briallen Hopper writes.
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Homesick in the Modern World
What does it mean to be homesick in 2015, and does technology help or hinder us when we move to a new place? John Osborne revisits his past to find out.
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Lots to dislike in the “Eco-Modernist” Manifesto
In order to solve our global environmental and inequality crisis we must go deeper into the wormhole; more of the same is the cry is the cry of the Ecomodernist Manifesto. Deric Gruen writes.
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A Meditation on the Declaration of Independence
Max Reif lays down some thoughts on the spirit of ’76.
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Lower the US Flag on July 4th! (Or: I’ll Take Down My Flag, When You Take Down Yours)
Take down the Confederate Flag? Why stop there? Gary Corseri drops it.
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Science, Law and Art: Steps to Solving the Bee Problem
With honeybee populations on the decline, scientists, lawyers, and even artists have set out to save humanity’s most important pollinators.
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The Role of Women in Peacekeeping
As societies around the world change, women become more involved in international peacekeeping forces. Erika Pekariková reports.
