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So is a long expected Brexit disaster finally about to happen, now that Brits believe the disruptions are past?

The officialdom is ignoring a possible dire Covid risk if it materializes: new variants and mutations in rats jumping to humans.

Central banks in developing countries must use monetary policy to enhance fiscal space and support relief, recovery and transformation.

Obama gets yet another undeserved free pass, this time over his Presidential library.

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Yves here. It’s nice to see a discussion of a concrete measure (pun not intended) to slow climate change. We need way more approaches that can be executed at a local level. By Emma Foehringer Merchant. Originally published at Undark On September 9, 2020, California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild opened a scheduled meeting with […]

The Pfizer consent form for a clinical of its booster shot is troubling from a participants and public health persepctive.

Feminists failed to press for abortion laws when they had political winds at their backs. Women in Flyover are already paying for this lapse.

A prominent example of Serious People giving lip service to the disastrous consequences of climate change, with no urgent call to action.

Bullet points and tables can’t compensate for years of disinvestment.

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With satellite traffic increasing and space tourism set to take off, the laws governing space are due for an overhaul.