Among Uruguayans between 18 and 29 years old, ideological identification has reached equilibrium between left and right.

We have many ways to describe the turbulent character of the political present: the populist moment, democratic backsliding, the authoritarian turn. But if a new analysis of global trends in public ...

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With summer, most look forward to enjoying the sunshine and sandy beaches. But for many, it also causes negative feelings about body image, vacation envy and other feelings of dissatisfaction. The ...

Each year the Gallup organization polls people from 120 countries around the world to find out if they are satisfied with the freedom they have to choose what to do with their lives. In 2006, the U.S.

Summer is coming to an end and those of us in the UK have more than just Halloween and pumpkin lattes on the horizon, according to pundits and politicians who are predicting an "autumn of discontent".

“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.” — Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish writer I hadn’t looked through Pema Chodron’s books in years until I came across them while packing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From 1978 to 79, public sector workers in the UK engaged in nationally coordinated strike action. The news was full of stories of ...