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What Kavanaugh case means for ‘innocent until proven guilty’
US Supreme Court confirmation hearings often become political spectacles. But in recent days, the Kavanaugh hearing has come to represent a collision between established legal norms and evolving social mores.
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At UN, expectations for a doubling down on America First
Is President Trump withdrawing the US from its role as world leader? Not all agree. What is clear is his disinterest in the global order his predecessors built – and his increased confidence in his stance.
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Brexit tension and the two ‘i’s’: immigration and identity politics
Much of the concern about Brexit has centered on the problems it could cause the UK. But the EU also faces a powerful challenge with two issues that could shape 21st-century Europe and the rest of the world.
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Inside the ‘lungs of the Earth’: a visit to Amazon Camp 41
So much of the climate change story is reported from a high altitude. For this piece our writer burrowed beneath the Amazon canopy to get face-to-face with some of what’s at stake.
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Open mic? For new filmmakers, it’s ‘open screen’ that opens doors
The film industry is notoriously difficult to break into. But a practice that encourages new filmmakers to screen their films is opening the industry, at least a little, to newcomers.
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We think it is time to rethink the news.
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We challenge conventional thinking. As forces from politics to social media try to break us into competing tribes – political, racial, or economic – together we’ll rethink the question, “Who is my neighbor?”
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We will change how you see news. News must be accurate and trustworthy, but facts alone can miss the whole story – the story of us. We are much better than much of today’s news portrays us to be. We will have the courage to look into both the best and the worst in us – and not to blame, but to demand better.
Journalism can be a force for good – for inspiration and progress. But only if we all make it so.
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Camp Amazon: Inside the 'lungs of the Earth'
Our writer stays at an outpost run by famed ecologist Thomas Lovejoy to find out about climate change and saving the world’s most important rainforest. It's a tale of bearded monkeys, exotic birds, and no snakes.
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Can Islamist moderates remake the politics of the Muslim world?
The era of political Islam appears to be waning in some regions. But as some Islamists broaden their appeal, there's an opportunity to increase our understanding of the nuances of Islam in politics.
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Indian territory again? An old Oklahoma murder case spotlights tribal sovereignty
A Supreme Court ruling on one man’s death penalty could embolden claims by Native Americans across the US, affecting states’ control over not only people, but oil and gas lands.
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Chasing asteroids: Dual missions sniff out clues to solar system's past
Two missions to bring back space rocks will provide clues about the origins of the solar system and the threat of a doomsday collision with Earth.
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Despite spike in shootings, a Chicago community gets a handle on violence
2016 was Chicago’s most violent year in nearly two decades, with more murders than New York and Los Angeles combined. But the city has made impressive strides toward becoming a safer place – and Englewood is leading the way.
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From tear gas to tweets: 50 years in the evolution of US activism
How protesting has changed in the half-century since one of the most tumultuous summers in US history.
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