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Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2025-10-31 Friday
Headlines for October 31, 2025; Chicago’s Militarized Immigration Raids “Coming to Other Cities” as Trump Plans 10,000-Bed Jails; Did U.S. Cover Up Shireen Abu Akleh Killing? Whistleblower Says Report Was Watered Down for Israel; “Mamdani of the Midwest”: Meet Omar Fateh. Could He Be the Next Mayor of Minneapolis?
Ensia
- Journalists, meet climate change
The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]
Aeon
- Power and flesh
As struggles over the human body escalate, we should return to the work of cinema’s greatest anatomist: David Cronenberg- by Travis AlexanderRead on Aeon
WhoWhatWhy
- Can Bowhead Whales With 200-Year Lifespan Help Us Slow Human Aging?
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Grist
- Trump officials say Alaska is ‘open for business.’ So far, no one’s buying.
Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest - leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.
- Good news! These ‘positive tipping points’ will help save the world
Yes, catastrophic tipping points are unfolding in nature. But humanity can exploit their beneficial counterparts to accelerate the clean energy revolution and improve lives.
- This obscure Georgia election is about so much more than your power bill
Behind the PSC race is a battle for political control of the state — and maybe the country.
The Conversation
- It’s always been hard to make it as an artist in America – and it’s becoming only harder
Instead of treating creative work as a legitimate field, US labor policy, copyright law and the tax code have failed to offer artists stability or protection.
- Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
- Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs honor those buried beneath
Many plants and flowers have symbolic meanings, and their presence on a grave may reflect something unique about the deceased.
- What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel
The Domain Name System, like most pieces of the internet, was designed to be distributed across many computers. Concentration on few cloud providers is changing that.
- 25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.
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