Throughout the coronavirus crisis, President Trump has made inconsistent statements about who is responsible for key aspects…
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A historian of ancient Greece looks past a plague and explains how a massive government spending plan went badly awry 2,500…
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When the 1918 influenza pandemic struck India, the death toll was highest among the poor.
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Nonprofits and concerned residents are teaming up with the local government to solve a daunting problem in a city with the…
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April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which catalyzed action to protect the environment not just in the US…
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In the UK, nobody collects patients' insurance information or credit card details. There's simply no charge for…
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources…
Then – as now – the wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem…