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‘There’s No Other Job’: The Colonial Roots of Philippine Poverty

Rodino Sawan stepped into the wire harness and dug his toes into the muddy track that threads the sweltering plantation.…

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World

Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests.

First the trucks arrived, carrying armed men toward the mist-shrouded mountaintop. Then the flames appeared, sweeping across a forest of…

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World

In Death Valley, a Rare Lake Comes Alive

Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells are among the roadside outposts inside Death Valley National Park, while Dante’s View draws tourists…

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Finance

The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land

When Mayor Mike Duggan talks about his accomplishments in Detroit, the list is both impressive and sad. He had the…

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World

Seeds of Native Knowledge Grow in North Carolina

ACROSS THE COUNTRY Seeds of Native Knowledge Grow in North Carolina Countless generations of Cherokee Indians have cultivated lands in…

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Finance

Energy Firms, Green Groups and Others Reach Deal on Solar Farms

The agreement could help speed up the development of large solar projects that are often bogged down by fights over…

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World

After Biden’s Border Wall Pivot, a Texas County Asks: Why Build It Here?

On the outskirts of Rio Grande City, Texas, Eva Alvarez stepped past the graves of her parents and grandparents before…

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Magazine

Tony Hawk Showed Me What’s Sacred About Cities

The games remind you of the endless possibilities that they possess, the antithesis of how we have sometimes been encouraged…

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News

Australia Must Finally Listen to Its Indigenous People

If you found yourself in the ocher-colored sands of an Australian desert, listening to the creation stories of Indigenous elders,…

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Science

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Could Land on Mars in 3 to 4 Years

The Latest Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said the company could land a spacecraft on Mars three to four…

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