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Six Big Names That Are Skipping the Russian Olympics
Despite a handful of out and proud athletes who have declared their intentions of competing in the upcoming Sochi Olympic Games, there are an unusually high number of celebrities …
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Ten Hopeful Things That Happened in 2013 to Get You Inspired for What’s to Come
Beyond the headlines of conflict and catastrophe, this year's top stories offered us some powerful proof that the world can still change - for the better.
Will Boeing Workers Nix Givebacks in Forced Re-Vote?
The vote by this large industrial workforce could be a last stand for private-sector pensions for new hires.
Afghan Street Children Beg for Change
Kabul, Afghanistan is ‘home’ to hundreds of thousands of children who have no home.
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Social Security: The Social Contract’s Comeback Year?
The shifting debate about Social Security is one sign that the balance of power may be shifting.
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Edward Snowden: Person of the Year
Snowden has beaten the Bush-Obama administration at its own game and in so doing has given people another reason to be hopeful. That impact alone makes him the Person …
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Humanity in Flux: Would a Species That Recognizes Its Own Worth Be Actively Destroying Itself?
Undoubtedly, we are sowing the seeds of our own annihilation.
Little Holiday Cheer for IKEA Workers
IKEA's inconsistent labor relations violate international union standards, leaving hundreds of employees without work in Canada and other countries across the globe.
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The Year of the Gun
You may love guns, and hate the president. But working to keep living children from becoming dead children is something every sane American should be able to get behind.
Fracking: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan Would Provide Water for Mining
Is it really possible to reconcile conservation and fracking? You've got to be kidding.