Laura Paddison
Editor, This New World
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Women Are Sharing The Devastating Reason They're Deciding Not To Have Children
"It was a powerful relief to say it out loud and to hear someone else recognize it.”
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Grim New Report Shows Rent Is Unaffordable In Every State – And It's Getting Worse
The 'Out of Reach' report shows the housing crisis is hitting renters hard, especially those earning the minimum wage.
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The U.S. Has A Dire Shortage Of Affordable Homes, And Trump Wants To Make It Worse
There are only 37 affordable homes available for every 100 extremely low-income renters.
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This Country Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s What Happened.
The world's most prominent trial of universal basic income has ended -- and the first results are in.
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Historian Lays Into Billionaires At Davos For Dodging The 1 Thing To Solve Inequality
“It feels like I’m at a firefighters’ conference and no one’s allowed to speak about water,” Dutch historian Rutger Bregman said in his now-viral talk.
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How This Country Has Solved Homelessness
With one ridiculously simple policy, it has almost completely eradicated street homelessness.
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Cockroaches To Mutant Enzymes: 5 Radical Ideas To Tackle Humanity's Mess
While none will single-handedly save the world, extreme and sometimes controversial plans are gaining traction.
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Bleak New Figures Show Just How Unaffordable Rent Is In Every U.S. State
Here’s how much you’d need to earn an hour to afford a modest apartment.
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Switzerland Is Mulling A Radical Plan To Rip Power Away From Big Banks
One Swiss bank’s CEO said switching to the sovereign money system would be “suicidal.”
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Machines Don't Always Steal Our Jobs. Increasingly, They Rob Our Work Of Humanity.
Your next boss could be an algorithm
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6 Incredible Photos That Show The World We Need To Protect
A photographer visited some of the planet's most pristine places to capture images of the natural world.
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Factory Jobs Aren't Coming Back To Cities Like Flint, Whatever Trump Says
“A job that was taken by a robot 30 years ago ... is not coming back."
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Pakistan's Gig Economy Helps Smash Obstacles To Women Working
In a country with one of the lowest rates of female participation in the labor market, the digital economy is enabling some women to become breadwinners
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The Dangerous Belief That Extreme Technology Will Fix Climate Change
It boils down to a failure to question capitalism, civilization, and the notion of progress.
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The Tiny Soccer Club Fighting For Survival Against A New York Investment Fund
Evicted from its stadium, Dulwich Hamlet, a 125-year-old soccer club with strong community ties, is standing firm.
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Scientists Accidentally Create A Plastic-Eating Enzyme
The discovery may be a breakthrough in tackling the plastic pollution crisis.
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Austin Is Stepping Up Its Fight Against Gentrification
But it may be too little, too late for the city with a history of inequality
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Japan May Have Worked Out The Secret Formula For A Happy Life
'Ikigai' is the Japanese word for finding what fulfils you
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Top Banks Pumped Billions More Into The Dirtiest Fossil Fuels Last Year
Even as they claimed they were committed to fighting climate change.