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Milton Friedman, Politics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility is evolving—politicized frameworks like ESG and DEI are giving way to inclusivity and sustainability, while businesses grapple with their dual roles as…
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How Group Empathy Can Transform Politics and Society
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Asian Immigration and the Myth of Suburban Stability
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Religion in International Politics: Power and Influence
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A New History of Atlantic Slavery from the Global South
Nearly 12.5 million enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas during the era of the Atlantic slave trade...
When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness
In the fourth century BCE, the Greek philosopher Aristotle labeled sleep “a border-land between living and not living.”
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