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January 2025

This is not a sprint
The next four years require a heavy dose of Stoicism
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Bradley Schurman
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TikTok's Tribal Tussle
TikTok's vibe is heating up again, as thousands protest President Trump's immigration sweep and fear a re-set of TikTok's algorithm to limit free speech…
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Marcia Stepanek
The Navigator, Saturday, January 23, 2024
Caregiver murder, climate crush, Big Oil gets slick on social media, the 2025 Oscar nominations snub movie theaters, young conservatives organize, Jan…
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Bradley Schurman
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Marcia Stepanek
Power Shifts
A change in presidential administrations is a transformative event for the capital city
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Bradley Schurman
Hot Takes
This week in Davos, the zeitgeist is moving from resilience to rancor—over climate, economic inequality and Donald Trump's return to global power
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Marcia Stepanek
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The Navigator, Saturday, January 18, 2024
Changing grocery prices, drop in 18-year-olds, State Farm's Superbowl Ad Wipe; new face of stay-at home-moms, measuring AI progress, systems failure—and…
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Bradley Schurman
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Marcia Stepanek
1
Empired Up!
Purchasing territory isn’t all that weird, at least for the United States
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Bradley Schurman
1
The Fires This Time
Our world was built for a climate that no longer exists. Today's disasters can teach us how to rebuild, but only if our leaders start taking climate…
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Marcia Stepanek
2
The Navigator, Saturday, January 11, 2024
California wildfires, TikTok brainwashing, Americans partying more, the Army of God, arts and culture for your health—and more
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Bradley Schurman
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Marcia Stepanek
No children left behind
Rural Italy is aging and depopulating. Governments and businesses are trying to reverse the trend with mixed results
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Bradley Schurman
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