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Naomi Oreskes on Merchants of Doubt

Historian of science Naomi Oreskes recently gave a talk at Brown University, based on her new book, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, about how right wing … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman on Betraying the Planet

In his New York Times column economist Paul Krugman strongly criticizes climate change denial in the US congress: …we’re facing a clear and present danger to our way of life, perhaps even to civilization itself. How can anyone justify failing … Continue reading

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