Unit 1. Meritocracy is a myth. But reforming education could make it real......6Unit 2. True stories of human suffering can change MPs’ hearts. I’ve seen it happen......13Unit 3. Cutting prisoner numbers needs a prevention plan
not half-baked thinking......19Unit 4. The West begins to stir over China’s massive abuse of Muslims......25Unit 5. Harm reduction is the right way to treat drug abuse......32Unit 6. Why taxing robots is not a good idea......38Unit 7. Once our society cared about poor people. Now we damn them......44Unit 8. The Guardian view on Britain and the customs union: just do it......50Unit 9. Where economic power goes
political power will follow......55Unit 10. How technology can make up for bad
absent teachers in poorcountry schools......61Unit 11. The case for multilateralism......66Unit 12. The New Radicalization of the Internet......72Unit 13. There are now more than 300
000 people living homeless in Britain......79Unit 14. From Slavery To Freedom......84Unit 15. ‘He lost his mind’: Slain missionary John Allen Chau planned for years to convert remote tribe......92Unit 16. Trump’s false claim that Obama had the same family separation policy......99Unit 17. After years of debate
L.A. legalizes sidewalk vending: ‘This means freedom’......106Unit 18. California must fix fatal flaws in wildfire warning and evacuation plans
experts tell lawmakers......112Unit 19. How language problems bedevil the response to crises......117Unit 20. Egypt’s path from autocracy to revolution – and back again......122Unit 21. Why Spain had to overlook its painful history......129Unit 22. Can the Communist party get out of China’s bedrooms now
please......135Unit 23. Trump officials argue climate change warnings based on ‘worst-case scenario......141Unit 24. The Late Late Toy Show: How a TV special became Ireland’s greatest Christmas tradition......147Unit 25. The varieties of Muslim faith become a vital form of diplomacy......153Unit 26. Brazil’s classrooms become a battleground in a culture war......158Unit 27. Loopholes allow some pensioners in the EU to retire tax-free......163Unit 28. An Evacuation in North Carolina
and the Danger of Climate Disasters for an Aging Population......168Unit 29. We move to Russia in our series on Europe’s second-tier cities......175Unit 30. The House Science Committee Is Back in Democrat`s Control: WhatThat Means for Science......180