Click Here to Read: It’s Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your Health By Thomas Heatherwick on the Wired website on January 2, 2025.
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Ten Inspiring Signs of Progress From 2024
Click Here to Read: Ten Inspiring Signs of Progress From 2024: These positive stories—from scientific breakthroughs to advancements in justice and equality—make us feel uplifted and hopeful for the future. By Emma Varvaloucas on the Greater Good Magazine website on December 30, 2024.
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Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7th
Click Here to Read: Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7th: For decades, I maintained a status quo of living like a Jew without being one. When I finally pursued conversion, I discovered that I was part of a larger movement born of crisis By Jeannie Suk Gersen in the New Yorker Magazine on December 2, 2024,
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British Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying in Landmark Decision
Click Here to Read: British Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying in Landmark Decision: After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales By Stephen Castle in The New York Times on November 29, 2024.
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Thanksgiving Politics
Click Here to Read: How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Thanksgiving Should families take politics off the table this year? By Richard Schiffman in The New York Times on November 20, 2018.
Click Here to Read: How to Argue Fairly and Without Rancor (Hello, Thanksgiving!) By Christine Hauser in The New York Times on November 16, 2016.
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Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work?
Click Here to Read: Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work? The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains open question By Victoria Kim in the New York Times on November 28, 2024.
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