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An ugly chapter of World War II history is straining relations between Warsaw and Kyiv.

Though marketed as clean energy, industrial pellet plants are driving deforestation, worsening floods, and polluting rural counties.

It wasn’t a knockout blow, but Washington prevailed on points.

Confusing language in the U. S. -Iran cease-fire agreement makes its legal status unclear.

by Benjamin Selwyn

Europe’s industrial transition risks becoming a social tsunami; only binding labour guarantees, not soft coordination, can prevent it.

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On sustenance and mourning

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"If I close my eyes, I can imagine them on the beach with me, climbing over the bones of whales and trees, screaming as loud as they can scream. "

Finnish : noun; Everyday, quotidian, diurnal, mundane

Learning from Star Trek’s space whales

"When I was growing up, right whales’ slow extinction felt like something I could grasp in a world where climate catastrophe felt too vast to hold. "

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What We're Watching in Summer 2026

Organized crime and U. S. global influence in the 20th century.

In trying to restore order after World War II, U. S. leaders drew lessons from a dark chapter in their country’s history.

New York democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier has pointed to Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s dragging response as a key reason why she’s running.

I was hoping the president would give me some color about his relationship with billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand. I walked away with a clearer picture of what matters in Washington right now.