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Is the pandemic making people more generous — or more selfish?
The data on how people are giving in 2020 may surprise you.
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Trump’s pardon shenanigans are ramping up
Flynn is likely just the start.
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“The stakes are life and death”: Addiction treatment’s Covid-19 challenge
The government eased access to drug addiction treatment during the pandemic. Now that could go away.
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Giving thanks may make your brain more altruistic
Neuroscience is revealing a fascinating link between gratitude and generosity.
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4 looming foreign policy crises that could derail Biden’s agenda early on
Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Afghanistan could cause short-term problems for Biden’s long-term global agenda.
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Joe Biden should do everything at once
How to succeed in hyperpolarized politics: run a blitz.
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Pop culture’s department stores taught us what to want
In movies like Splash, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Women, the department store is where we go to learn middle-class values.
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The high rate of executions during Trump’s last weeks in office, explained
Trump has scheduled more federal executions than any president in at least a century.
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The death of the department store and the American middle class
The collapse of America’s middle class crushed department stores. Amazon and the pandemic are the final blows.
