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Oct 10, 2018
The Trump Administration Has Escalated Its Conflict with China Even Further. Here’s What Needs to Happen to Stay Out of War
IDEAS
by James Stavridis
Oct 9, 2018
Why Modern Misogynists Love Ancient History, and What They Get Wrong About It, According to an Expert
HISTORY
by Lily Rothman
Oct 9, 2018
Why Taylor Swift's Endorsements Could Be Powerful
IDEAS
by Christopher Hale
Oct 9, 2018
How to Be a Good Friend, According to an Ancient Philosopher
IDEAS
by Philip Freeman
Oct 8, 2018
Why We Keep Ignoring Even the Most Dire Climate Change Warnings
IDEAS
by Jeffrey Kluger
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Oct 8, 2018
Don’t Let the Battle Over Kavanaugh Overshadow the Nobel Peace Prize’s Recognition of Sexual Violence
IDEAS
by Christina Asquith
Oct 8, 2018
The U.N.'s Climate Report Exposes How Badly Wrong Leaders Like Trump Have Got Climate Change
IDEAS
by Ban Ki-moon
Oct 7, 2018
European Soccer Is Set Up to Protect Superstar Players. So What's Next for Cristiano Ronaldo?
IDEAS
by Michael Caley
Oct 5, 2018
Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad Taught Me the True Meaning of Courage
IDEAS
by Kiran Nazish
Oct 5, 2018
What Americans Should Learn from the Trump Tax Story—and One Way to Help Stop Further Trickery
IDEAS
by Daniel Hemel
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Oct 5, 2018
She Was a Teenage Victim of Domestic Violence and Rape. She Sought Help. This Week, Iran Executed Her
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by Mansoureh Mills
Oct 5, 2018
The Best Way to Help Women Survivors Be Heard? Elect More Women
IDEAS
by Christine Todd Whitman
Oct 5, 2018
A Rape Accusation Against Cristiano Ronaldo Is Finally Getting Attention. It's About Time Soccer Had Its #MeToo Moment
IDEAS
by Shireen Ahmed
Oct 4, 2018
Oil Companies Say They’re Going Green. Here’s What that Would Mean for the Fight Against Climate Change
IDEAS
by Justin Worland
Oct 4, 2018
The Response to the Kavanaugh Allegations Exposes the Lessons We Failed to Learn from the Catholic Clergy's Abuse
IDEAS
by Marci A. Hamilton