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Analyst News critically examines popular discourse and the social orders that shape our global culture, from rampant consumerism to gender identity to the impacts of technology.

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Cover Image for Meet the economists trying to put a price on animal suffering

Meet the economists trying to put a price on animal suffering

BY Laura Gersony

Cover Image for Nine ways to be a happier person — according to science

Nine ways to be a happier person — according to science

Cover Image for Is fast fashion making us sick?

Is fast fashion making us sick?

BY Danielle Renwick

Cover Image for British media is broken — and it’s not just the tabloids

British media is broken — and it’s not just the tabloids

Cover Image for Can the four-day workweek reset our relationship with work?

Can the four-day workweek reset our relationship with work?

Cover Image for Social connection, nature and the arts — just what the doctor ordered

Social connection, nature and the arts — just what the doctor ordered

BY Sabahat Rahman

Cover Image for The double standards on free speech in the media are impossible to ignore

The double standards on free speech in the media are impossible to ignore

Cover Image for Euthanizing the vulnerable? Inside Canada’s debate to expand physician-assisted suicide

Euthanizing the vulnerable? Inside Canada’s debate to expand physician-assisted suicide

BY Daniyah Yaqoob

Cover Image for Sleepovers were once an American rite of passage. Now parents are rethinking their value

Sleepovers were once an American rite of passage. Now parents are rethinking their value

BY Mansura Ghaffar

Cover Image for Can artificial intelligence solve the problem of crop diseases — and help curb global hunger?

Can artificial intelligence solve the problem of crop diseases — and help curb global hunger?

BY Saugat Bolakhe

Cover Image for The Buy Nothing movement is restitching our social fabric, one gift at a time

The Buy Nothing movement is restitching our social fabric, one gift at a time