Reckoning on resilience
I am writing this from southern France where we are taking a break in early July to avoid the heat of August. However, over the next few days the temperature …
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Egypt searches the desert for mineral treasures
Deep in Egypt’s eastern desert, just a few miles from the Red Sea town of Marsa Alam, a team of archaeologists has in recent years uncovered an extraordinary gold extraction …
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AIPAC, Big Tech Back Diana DeGette Over Melat Kiros With $2M Spending Flood
Super PACs funded by AIPAC and major big tech donors have poured roughly $2 million behind Rep. Diana DeGette on the eve of her contentious primary in Colorado’s first congressional …
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Why has Trump refused to renew the USMCA, and what will that mean?
The United States has announced that it will not renew a trilateral trade agreement covering $1.6 trillion of trade between the US, Mexico and Canada, one day before the agreement was due …
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Most EU citizens support economic growth even though climate experts question its role
Debates about the necessity and desirability of economic growth are shifting. Among researchers working on sustainability and climate policy, there is growing scepticism about whether continued economic growth is necessary to achieve …
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A fearful misunderstanding
Steve Laughton joined The Mint to talk about money. Not money in the everyday sense but as a political story — so badly misconstrued that it has trapped governments, parties …
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The white heat of technology 2026
Rupert Read argues that climate breakdown is no longer an abstract danger parked safely in the future. Talking to The Mint, he warns of clear and present danger with artificial …
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Britain’s farming – has beans
Beans should be a mainstay in livestock feeds: it’s time for UK agriculture to take its pulse, says John McArthur. The Defra Farming Roadmap was released on 24 June 2026 …
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Chinese lessons
In her new book, Uneasy Streets sociologist, Caroline Knowles, points out the marks made on British society by Chinese money while Britain’s understanding of the superpower remains scant. She shares …
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Emergency: make your way to the exit
Faith in the established agencies currently charged with protecting the population from the harm that emergencies, natural and human-made, is evaporating. Time to build our own escape route, suggests Henry …
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