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Non, les jeunes ne se fichent pas de tout. Certes, l’engagement dans des partis politiques ou des syndicats n’a plus leur faveur depuis longtemps mais ils s’intéressent néanmoins à la vie civique. C’est ce que nous apprend l’étude « Bénévolat, projets citoyens, élections, vie du lycée… : les lycéens veulent-ils encore s’engager ? » publiée vendredi 7 septembre par le ...

Elle s'était interrogée, dans son livre Chez Soi, une odyssée de l'espace domestique (La Découverte, 2015), sur le paradoxe qui sévit entre le désir, très intime, de se composer une maison idéale, et la honte qui en émane. Dans quelle mesure sommes-nous empreints de ces murs, de ces heures passées à l'intérieur, de ces atmosphères intimes, alors que tout nous pousse à regarder dehors et à sortir ? Aujourd...

Nicholas Pugliese and Esther Davidowitz report on a political movement to change "New Jersey’s notoriously restrictive laws governing who can sell alcohol."

"Those laws, which date back to the post-Prohibition era, limit municipalities to one liquor license per 3,000 residents. In places where demand is high, licenses can sell for $1 million or more — if they are available at all," according to the article.

Many restaurants in the state allow customers to "Bring Your...

I was delighted to be in the room where it happened (well, where it was announced) this year in Seattle. I was 2nd in line due to the energy of my roommate, the irrepressible Susannah Richards, who — as she does — helped the ALSC and convention center staff — manage the line. Meanwhile, I ate donuts offered by another front-liner, agent Barry Greenblatt, and had some fantastic conversations with members of this year’s Notables committee and others.

Oh, and also ...

By Lisa M Lane, on August 27th, 2018

Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission recently talked about the future of 6G at an event held by Politico. She said 6G networks will be a thousand times faster than 5G and connected to all the technology devices people use, reports Chris Teale.

With 5G networks just rolling out th...

"Days before the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote on its controversial long-range plan, an opposition group has asked a court to stop the council from approving it," report Mukhtar M. Ibrahim.

The opposition group is actually a coalition of opponents, Smart Growth Minneapolis, the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis and Minnesota Citizens for the Protection of Migratory Birds, who accuse the city of neglecting the environmental effects of the density-allowing comprehensive plan.

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