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Oct 3, 2022

What are tactical nuclear weapons? An international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine

This Russian short-range cruise missile, the Iskander-K, can carry nuclear warheads for several hundred miles. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern

Oct 3, 2022

Us versus them mentality in football fans: Significant social defeat engages the mentalization network and disengages cognitive control areas

Social affiliation is one of the building blocks that shapes cultures and communities. This motivation contributes to the development of social bonding among individuals within a group, enjoying rights, assuming obligations, and strengthening its identity. Evidence has shown that social affiliation has inspired different social phenomena, such as wars, political movements, social struggles,

Sep 30, 2022

Americans see the media as critical to democracy. Now what are we going to do with that?

Originally published by The 19th This week, The 19th made history again. Our poll of more than 20,000 Americans across race, age, gender, education, income, and political affiliation, in collaboration with SurveyMonkey, is an Illuminating look at the electorate at a critical time for our democracy. We asked about lots of core issues,

Sep 29, 2022

Handing the surgeon’s scalpel to a robot

After decades of merely assisting doctors, are sophisticated machines ready to take charge? By James Gaines 9.13.2022 In 2004, the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) dangled a $1 million prize for any group that could design an autonomous car that could drive itself through 142 miles of rough terrain from

Sep 28, 2022

Dead Tree Standing: Saltwater Threatens Coastal Forests and Ecosystem Services

By Hannah Richter, Circle of Blue – September 14, 2022 Sea level rise is causing ghost forests to expand along the east coast, with hotspots in New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina.Salt marshes are migrating to take the place of wetland forests, causing a transition of ecosystem services. Water quality and quantity will

Sep 27, 2022

Spain strengthens rights of domestic workers—social security and minimum wage

The Spanish government is strengthening the rights of caregivers, cleaners, and gardeners. As of October 1, domestic workers and household helpers will be treated the same as employees in other industries. As a result, several hundred thousand workers will have access to social security, minimum wage and unemployment benefits. They care for the

Sep 27, 2022

Why Liz Truss is no Margaret Thatcher when it comes to the economy

Craig Berry, UCL The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, has made no secret of her admiration of her late predecessor, Margaret Thatcher. However, anyone expecting a swift return to Thatcherite policies in 2022 should probably take a closer look at Truss’s politics. To begin with, Truss is about to oversee a significant

Sep 26, 2022

Regulator Plans New Guideline to ‘Support’ Banks on Climate Risk

A September 30 deadline is looming for public comment on a new guideline meant to protect Canada’s finance sector from climate impacts, without addressing finance’s role in driving the climate emergency, an outside analyst warns. The May, 2022 draft on climate risk management issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Sep 26, 2022

$25B Transition Fund Would Be ‘Audacious Offer’ to Fossil Workers, Klein Tells MPs

Canada must make an “audacious and hopeful offer” to oil and gas workers communities with a new Climate Emergency Just Transition Transfer to deliver clean economy jobs, the Commons Finance Committee heard yesterday. “Confederation needs to recognize and appreciate that certain regions of Canada—notably the oil producing provinces—have more heavy lifting to do

Sep 26, 2022

Rethinking insurance for floods, wildfires and other catastrophes

Q&A — Economist Carolyn Kousky The industry is in crisis just when disaster coverage is most needed By Emily Underwood When Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana on August 29, 2005, surges of seawater more than 20 feet higher than normal tide levels crested over the levees surrounding New Orleans. Within hours, the levees started

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