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What Christian Reconstructionism is, and why it matters in US politics

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Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism arguing that society should be governed by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to both personal and public life.This post was originally […]

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Expert Q&A on post-war legal battle that changed Canadian citizenship

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Eighty years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent, stripping thousands of citizenship in the process. Named a Top 100 Book of 2025 by The Hill Times and […]

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Police-related stress is associated with health risk for black women

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A new study finds that worrying about police brutality and harassment is associated with physical markers of cardiovascular health risk in Black women in the United States. The study found the association was most pronounced […]

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The G20 was built to stabilize the world’s economy—but it’s failed on climate, debt and inequality

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The Group of Twenty (G20) emerged from the financial turmoil that followed the collapse of the Thai currency in 1997, which rapidly spread financial instability from Thailand to the rest of Asia.This post was originally […]

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Japanese study investigates how tariff policies influence long-run economic growth

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Rising trade frictions over the past decade have sparked urgent questions about their long-term impact on global economies. The U.S. now applies tariffs of 66.4% on Chinese exports, which is higher compared to the average […]

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Global data gaps highlight why citizen science has now become essential for official statistics

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For more than three decades, DHS provided vital demographic and health data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition in over 90 countries. Its termination leaves major gaps in tracking the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), […]

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Architecture isn’t neutral. It’s been shaping political power for millennia

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Among his other ongoing projects, US President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term on a renovation. The Oval Office has been converted into a miniature palace festooned with gold bling, the rose […]

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Suspension of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act generated record gains for companies involved in overseas corruption cases

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When, on 10 February 2025, United States President Donald Trump signed the executive order suspending the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), companies previously involved in overseas corruption cases collectively gained around USD […]

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Emphasizing immigrants’ deservingness can shift attitudes

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A study conducted during the 2024 French elections finds that information about immigrants’ efforts to overcome poverty and learn French reduces negative beliefs about immigration and modestly decreases opposition to immigration among voters. The study […]

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Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term

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A study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution can significantly […]

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Top Stories

  • Sales effectiveness under digital monitoring examined

    Digital and online technologies have made our workplace routines faster and easier. They have also made it easier for managers to keep tabs on workers, via monitoring apps designed to capture whether employees are “working [...]
  • Examining climate risks to insurance and reinsurance of global supply chains

    Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to climate-related disruptions, redrawing the boundaries of what can be insured and how risk is distributed across the global economy. In recent years, insured catastrophe losses have grown by [...]
  • Ethiopian women and safety: Why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working

    For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn’t just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions.This post was originally published on this site

Highlights

  • Opera is not dying, but it needs a second act for the streaming era
  • Export concentration leaves Canada’s canola sector vulnerable, research finds amid trade talks
  • Sales effectiveness under digital monitoring examined
WHAT’S NEW
  • A new bill could give Californians money for science they fund
  • German study examines why women are less likely to hold leadership positions in logistics
  • How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth
  • Shrinkflation: Smaller products hurt some households more than others—and can be bad for business
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • Living together with differences: Mathematical model shows how to reduce social friction without forcing consensus
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