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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Clean energy, like so many commodities in this country, is neither distributed evenly nor equally. Disadvantaged communities have far fewer solar panels arrayed across their rooftops than areas with higher incomes. The federal government just took a major step toward crossingContinue Reading

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The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. Earlier this month, the actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to a year of domestic violence counseling after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The response to the sentencing was muted. While there was plenty of social media chatter, some of it anguished, thereContinue Reading

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How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election You’re reading the Consider This newsletter, which unpacks one major news story each day. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to more from the Consider This podcast . Four Americans representing four different perspectives onContinue Reading

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University administrators crackdown on spreading pro-Palestine protests on US campuses, Video Duration 02 minutes 41 seconds NewsFeed Pro-Palestine protests are growing in momentum, while also being accused of threatening the safety of students at US university campuses. Published On 23 Apr 2024,2024-04-23 20:31:00,Read MoreContinue Reading

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Image caption, Peter hopes the inquiry will give a voice to those with learning disabilities By Marie-Louise Connolly BBC News NI health correspondent “I was frustrated, lonely and unhappy during lockdown.” That was the experience of Peter Livingstone during the pandemic, and he hopes the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will examineContinue Reading