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What poll watchers can do on election day — and what they can’t
Poll watchers are ordinary citizens who volunteer to observe elections on behalf of an organization. Many of them do so on behalf of a specific…
ROK, U.S. top officials meeting marks shift from ‘unification dismissiveness’
Messages of peace written by vistors hang from a tree in the exhibition center of Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, in February. File…
Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes controversy, cultural meaning
Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing…
U.S. government attempts to curb an out-of-control subscription economy
Thanks to a new rule passed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, you may have an easier time getting rid of subscriptions you no longer want.…
How the classics speak to the fear of the 2024 election and beyond
Our fear can bring us together. It can also tear us apart. Halloween provides the language to talk about threats, real or imagined. Photo by…
Looming electoral vulnerabilities we ignore at our risk
If the election results are contested, would America's adversaries exploit the period of transition from the Biden administration to the 47th U.S.…
Cannabis legalization might face significant obstacles at the ballot box
A Marijuana joint is displayed with the container it is sold in at the Beleaf Medical Growing Facility in Earth City, Mo., in 2023. Cannabis…
Why Americans dismiss Korean unification and why they must not
A North Korean village less than a mile across the Jogang River is seen from Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, on February 24. An…
How Ukraine can stop North Korean soldiers without firing a single shot
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris in the Vice President's ceremonial office in…
Proof that immigrants fuel U.S. economy can be seen in the billions they send back home
Social scientists and analysts tend to concur that immigration -- both documented and undocumented -- spurs economic growth. Photo by…