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The separation of church and state is not a settled issue in America. : Photo by Jimmy Teoh/Pexels https://www.pexels.com/terms-of-service/

Religion could play a significant role in an increasingly polarised conversation about faith in US public life, but will it shape the 2024 election?

Religion in politics

Why it still pays to chase the US religious vote

Religion could play a significant role in an increasingly polarised conversation about faith in US public life, but will it shape the 2024 election?

Culture
Climate change has displaced many island communities and impacted their language structures, such as the Teressa Island community in the Bay of Bengal. : Vysakh R. CC BY 4.0

The displacement of communities due to climate change can have unexpected impacts on the language landscape of a region.

Lost languages

Tsunami pushes native language to the brink

The displacement of communities due to climate change can have unexpected impacts on the language landscape of a region.

Culture
NGOs create spaces where Turkish and Syrian communities can come together. : Flickr: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly https://tinyurl.com/bdns3fbp CC BY-SA 2.0

Non-government organisations play a crucial role in promoting social cohesion between refugees and host communities.

Shock mobility

NGOs help forced migrants integrate

Non-government organisations play a crucial role in promoting social cohesion between refugees and host communities.

Conflict
Housing remains a pressing issue in New Zealand. : Gantas Vaičiulėnas/Unsplash https://unsplash.com/license

A growing economy does not always mean a nation is doing well. Measuring wellbeing, and implementing policies to address that, fills that gap.

Wellbeing economy

Families in homes a step toward a better economy

Economy
Tolerance and coexistence strongly influence Thai people’s happiness. : Evan Krause/Unsplash https://unsplash.com/license

Measurements of happiness are often tied to culture. The sufficiency economy philosophy rooted in Thai policies is no exception.

Wellbeing economy

Measuring happiness in Thailand has ties back to the late king

Economy
Involving the community in decision-making can help ensure fairness. : Shirley/Unsplash https://unsplash.com/license

A transition to an economy that benefits everyone and the planet is not easy, but it can happen.

Economic slowdown

The way to get an economy that benefits everyone

Economy
Leasing your way to owning: How do rent-to-buy schemes measure up against the alternatives? : Unsplash: Andy Wang Unsplash Licence (https://unsplash.com/license)

Fewer young people have the means to buy their first home, but is there a way to shortcut a failing system?

Housing affordability

How you could rent your way to buying a first home

Economy
It has been 30 years since the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. However, the state of press freedom and freedom of expression continues to be regressive in certain countries. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media.

7 perspectives
Press freedom

The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all

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Without relying on the media to put them in good light, politicians are finding ways to influence people through digital astroturfing.

Press freedom

The threats astroturfing has on the media’s future

Human Interest