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Ideas

A Battle For “New Rights” Or Trick To Maintain Wealth And Privilege?

The expansion of constitutional rights has become a rhetorical tool for populist governments, when they do nothing to address much more vital questions like wealth inequality and social injustice. Latin America offers sharp examples, past and present.

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Society

Grief As Mental Illness? Some Hard Questions About ‘PGD’ Diagnosis

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) has officially been recognized as a mental health disorder. The decision could do more harm than good.

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In The News

Ukraine War Sparks Divisions Among Israel’s Russian Population

Russian speakers represent 15% of the Israeli population. And now, the war in Ukraine is bringing long-simmering tensions in their community to the surface.

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In The News

Was Ukrainian Grain Tycoon Assassinated?

Russia’s use of international food supplies as a weapon of war may be far from over.

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In The News

China’s Tattoo Crackdown: Celebrity, Subversion And A Twist Of Patriotism

A new regulation in China is cracking down hard on tattoos. The law is ostensibly about minors, but some argue that it’s going too far and actively erasing the glorious Chinese past.

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