Yes, but it wasn’t Donald Trump’s doing.
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The US president loves to boast about his impact on the US economy. But he’s a bit premature.
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At the heart of this 20-year-old show is a critique of the quest for absolute power.
‘Neither criminals nor illegals’: activists painted the U.S.-Mexico border in protest against US President Donald Trump’s new immigration reform.
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Draconian new US deportation policies are the last straw for Mexico’s government, which has endured months of Donald Trump’s insults and aggression.
Could a randomly selected tree make a better president than Donald Trump?
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If people are starting to look much worse in democratic terms, trees are starting to look much better. We are learning that plants engage in meaningful and, more to the point, truthful communication.
Some questioned the concept of the Women’s March on Washington. Now scientists will march against Donald Trump. Is that a good idea?
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Trump is not science’s biggest problem.
Trump speaks aboard an aircraft carrier in Virginia in March 2017.
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History is littered with the debris of the all too often abusive relationship between the intelligence community and those in power.
“Have you seen what @realDonaldTrump just tweeted?!”
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What connects a cartoon frog, misappropriated mythology and the US’s 45th president?
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Syrian refugees have been banned from the US for the next 120 days. Whatever happens next, the country they are fleeing will never be the same again.
Men watch the TV news in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 6, 2017.
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The revised ban allows entry to citizens of Iraq, but continues to block citizens of six other Muslim majority nations.
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Our globally interconnected world is not at peace with diversity, this is where internationalisation can step-in.
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The Moon belongs to all of us. Let’s share in its beauty from afar without splashing around $100 million on a showy space trip.
Will protesters have to flood US airports again?
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As Trump’s travel ban hangs in limbo, what does it mean for science?
Demonstrators calling for justice in a protest march.
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King led one of the most successful resistance movements in American history. It was related to his Christian faith. He urged his followers to emulate the love that Christ epitomized.
Donald Trump prioritises the nation-state and closed borders.
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People are unhappy with the current state of affairs – but this is happening despite globalisation, not because of it.
We need to take back the atmosphere to save it from pollution.
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As Donald Trump promises to pull America out of the Paris climate agreement, we need concerted civil action to turn our atmosphere into a public trust.
We need to rethink our educational model, says Jeffrey Bleich.
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We have the potential to liberate the workforce to do the one thing that machines can’t do – improve ourselves and the emotional lives of others.
A detention center in Eloy, Arizona.
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A scholar considers the limits of ‘running government like a business.’
Twain was an opinionated, prolific commentator on the personalities and political issues of his day.
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He probably would have been amused by – and maybe even befriended – Trump the entertainer. Trump the president? Not so much.
More than A$72 billion has been paid in dividends in 2016-17.
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Rather than lifting investment, Australian businesses have chosen to return cash to shareholders in the form of record dividends and share buybacks.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has recalled all Australian diplomats to review Australia’s foreign policy settings next month.
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The US alliance will remain the cornerstone of Australian security, but regional partnerships will become more important and exploitable - sentimental ties aside.