Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: InnerSelf Staff
For years, Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have attacked big corporations for avoiding taxes by parking their profits overseas. Last week the European Union did something about it.
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- Written by: Nicholas Hanley, University of St Andrews
The intersection of psychology and economics reveals that while traditional models depict humans as rational decision-makers, emotions—particularly incidental ones—can significantly sway choices. Recent findings challenge these assumptions, suggesting a need for economists to consider emotional impacts, especially in environmental decision-making contexts. Further exploration into the relationship between public and private goods is essential.
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- Written by: Sean Posey, Bill Moyers.com
Every presidential election cycle, journalists descend on the ever-reliable swing state of Ohio in an attempt to play prophet.
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- Written by: Alma Carten, New York University
A recent UNICEF report found that the U.S. ranked 34th on the list of 35 developed countries surveyed on the well-being of children.
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- Written by: Timothy Holbrook, Emory University
The rising price for EpiPens, a drug delivery system that is crucial for persons experiencing potentially life-threatening allergic reactions, has resulted in outrage.
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- Written by: Paul Hampton, YES! Magazine
Here’s what today’s nontraditional workers are doing to build democratic, worker-led communities within the growing gig economy.
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- Written by: J.B. Silvers, Case Western Reserve University
Since the Affordable Care Act – or what many call Obamacare – has been labeled a failure since the day it started, according to some political types, it’s difficult to know if the recent defections by large insurance companies are really a death knell or just growing pains.
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- Written by: Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Immigrants have become a major scapegoat in recent years for sputtering Western economies.
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- Written by: Alex Williams, City University London
Almost everyone enjoys a bank holiday. A three-day weekend means more time to spend with family and friends, to go out and explore the world, and to relax from the pressures of working life.
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- Written by: Vineet Chopra and Sanjay Saint, University of Michigan
When a person goes to the doctor, there’s usually one thing they want: a diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is made, a path toward wellness can begin.
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- Written by: Neil Pyper, Coventry University
Latin America has traditionally been the world’s most unequal region, but it has recently shown signs of change. Through the 2000s, high international prices for exports have brought inequality levels down.
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- Written by: Harry Boyte, Bill Moyers.com
Donald Trump’s candidacy gives rise to many descriptors — authoritarian, bigoted, divisive. It is also the culmination of long-developing dysfunctions of a culture where market values have spread beyond appropriate limits and radically eroded citizenship.
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- Written by: Roberta Attanasio, Georgia State University
The U.S. coal industry is in rapid decline, a shift marked not only by the bankruptcy of many mine operators in coal-rich Appalachia but also by a legacy of potential environmental and social disasters.
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- Written by: Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University
There’s new evidence that standing desks in classrooms can slow the increase in elementary school children’s body mass index (BMI)—a key indicator of obesity—by an average of 5.24 percentile points.
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- Written by: Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
It took two days for 60 members of the Cowboy and Indian Alliance to plant the heirloom seeds by hand.
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- Written by: Robert Reich
The best argument for a single-payer health plan is the recent decision by giant health insurer Aetna to bail out next year from 11 of the 15 states where it sells Obamacare plans.
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- Written by: Christos Makridis, Stanford University
Political polarization today is greater than it’s been in recent history – at least since the 1970s. To see that, one need only look at the current U.S. presidential election.
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- Written by: John Quiggin, The University of Queensland
Privatization is a policy that has consistently failed but is remorselessly pushed by the political elite. It is little surprise that voters are turning to populism in response.
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- Written by: Marla Paul, Northwestern University
Women who need to see the urologist prefer female providers, but there aren’t enough of them to meet that need, a new study shows.
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- Written by: Rachel Harrison, New York University
A new study finds a startling scarcity of children’s books for sale in low-income neighborhoods in Detroit, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles.
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- Written by: Iris Feinberg, Georgia State University and Daphne Greenberg, Georgia State University
More and more adults are going back to school to learn new skills. The National Center for Education Statistics data show a 7 percent growth in college enrollment for adults over the age of 24 between 2005 and 2015. This is projected to increase to 12 percent by 2019.
