In his second inaugural address, President Obama declared that “a decade of war is now ending.” Troops have left Iraq, and the U.S. withdrawal from … Obama Compares to BushRead more
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Shrink your habitat
A few weeks ago, internet millionaire Graham Hill wrote an essay for the New York Times about the virtues of “living with less.” Hill explained … Shrink your habitatRead more
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A Rape a Minute, a Thousand Corpses a Year
Here in the United States, where there is a reported rape every 6.2 minutes, and one in five women will be raped in her lifetime, … A Rape a Minute, a Thousand Corpses a YearRead more
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Criminalizing Pregnancy
A new study shows hundreds of women in the United States have been arrested, forced to undergo unwanted medical procedures, and locked up in jails … Criminalizing PregnancyRead more
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Anyone Can Change the World
Jody Williams talking: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72w0vxCcO8M&rel=0]
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Pop Music Explosion Is Fueling a Plastic Surgery Boom
IT’S NO SECRET K-pop has spiked in popularity in recent years. According to Korea JoongAng Daily USA, by 2010, over 900 K-pop videos on YouTube … Pop Music Explosion Is Fueling a Plastic Surgery BoomRead more
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21st century Enlightenment
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY7TWiZlLt4&rel=0]
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Idle No More
The “Idle No More” movement began as a series of protests against a controversial government budget bill but has since expanded into a nationwide movement … Idle No MoreRead more
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What’s mine is yours
Over the years I’ve written about a host of interesting peer to peer or crowdsourcing projects, from lending on Zopa or Streetbank’s neighbourhood sharing scheme, … What’s mine is yoursRead more
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I am because we are
“An anthropologist proposed a game to children in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the children … I am because we areRead more