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On a grassy patch outside a makeshift military base in Zwedru, Liberia, uniformed soldiers stand steel-faced and stiff, ready for the morning drill. Their platoon commander, a short man with a small, round face only partly visible under his heavy helmet, grunts a litany of orders and rallies the troops.
Clair MacDougall is a journalist reporting on West Africa. She is based in Monrovia, Liberia.
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In his new book, philosopher William MacAskill implies that humanity’s long-term survival matters more than preventing short-term suffering and death. His arguments are shaky.
In her new book, Danish poet Olga Ravn writes with open love, pity, and compassion for her strange yet familiar creations.
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