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A Divine Absence: Three Decades after the kidnapping of the Panchen Lama

Adnan BseisuMay 3, 2023May 4, 2023

On an otherwise sedate afternoon in May 1995, residents of a remote village in Lhari, Northern Tibet, watched in stunned silence as armed men stormed into one of the town’s homes, snatched a family of herders, and fled as quickly…

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The State of State Prosecution in CT

Emma KnightDecember 9, 2021December 12, 2021

During the next gubernatorial primary, we can make criminal justice a sticking point by stressing the Governor’s power to shape the criminal justice landscape.

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Great Green Wall: Lessons from China’s Afforestation Campaign

Kyra McCreeryDecember 9, 2021

Any comprehensive climate defense strategy must feature a plan to combat desertification. And interestingly, China has emerged as a global leader in rehabilitating the planet’s dwindling forest supply.

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A Conscience and a Calculator: A Conversation with Environmentalist Bill McKibben

Bryson WieseDecember 9, 2021

One of the most influential environmentalists of the twenty-first century, Bill McKibben is a best-selling author and the founder of climate group 350.org. His advocacy and journalism have helped shape the global climate movement, including fossil fuel divestment, opposition to…

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Shifting Landscapes: Artificial Intelligence Regulation in the U.S. and China

Axel de VernouDecember 9, 2021

These earthquakes will be integral to the shape of international trade between nations.

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A Matter of Time: Faced with a Crackdown, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestors Hold Onto Hope

Sarah CookDecember 9, 2021

“I couldn’t see anything. My eyeball was covered with blood. And then I was on the floor. There was a moment I asked myself whether this is the end of my life, and then everything turned into silence.”

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Waiting for a Haven: Homelessness in Yale’s Backyard

Thomas BirminghamDecember 9, 2021December 10, 2021

Inside Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen’s Drop-In and Resource Center, Alvin* was sitting at a small, tucked-away table in front of a booth where a young woman was cheerily handing out coffee. He had laid out a black and gray camouflage…

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The New Code On The Block: Building Computer Science Education in K-12 Schools

Keenan MillerDecember 9, 2021

Math, science, English, social studies, foreign languages, and… computer science? How and why advocates are working to make computer science the newest addition to the American core curriculum.

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