In 1945, the North Pole was a powerful global symbol. It’s even more potent today.

ANALYSIS: In the wake of World War II, the newly formed United Nations put the North Pole at the center of its flag. Today the pole is an even more powerful symbol of humanity's shared fate.

By Dermot Cole February 2, 2018
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NEW YORK — The Uber driver slid onto Columbus Avenue, where not a single moving car blocked our path on a street that normally sees about 1,300 cars at lunch hour.

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