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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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US
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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US
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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Business
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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US
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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Business
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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US
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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News
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…