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When Conflict Gets Impersonally Personal
Charles Sumner. (Photo: Matthew Brady / Wikimedia) In the field of conflict resolution, we define a consensual conflict as one that is conducted about some division of …
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Lemmingly, We Roll Along
There has been unusually wide (and for the most part supportive) reaction to my article of Aug, 7 on Afghanistan, “More U.S. Soldiers Die in Vain,” which was picked …
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Egyptian Protesters Reject Israel’s “Regrets” Over Deadly Border Clash
Israel “deeply regrets” the deaths of Egyptian security forces who were killed this week in the pursuit of gunmen who'd carried out a deadly ambush on the Israeli side …
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Colorado’s Medical Pot Business Is For-Profit, Regulated – and Thriving
A medicinal marijuana office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. (Photo: SLV Native) Denver - After 15 years as a white-collar “corporate nomad,” Dan Rogers found his new career …
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One in Four California Families Can’t Afford Food for Their Kids
(Photo: Wayan Vota) San Francisco - One in four California households with children reported food hardship, according to a new analysis of Gallup data released last Thursday …
How Disney Magic and the Corporate Media Shape Youth Identity in the Digital Age
Youth are now assaulted by a never-ending proliferation of marketing strategies that colonize their consciousness and daily lives.
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Major Backlash at Right-Wing Ohio Governor Has Him Scrambling for “Compromise” With Progressives
Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich talks on the phone before speaking at a press conference with his running mate, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce …
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The Andean Connection: Tracking the Drug War’s Coca Leaves and Failed Policies
Members of an anti-narcotics police unit secure the perimeter of a coca field in a remote area of the Alto Huallaga Valley where eradication efforts were underway in Peru, …
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High-Stakes Blackmail: “Malefactors of Great Wealth“
(Photo: Avelino Maestas) When I recalled that phrase recently, I was sure it had been coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt against the Big Business opponents of the …
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Heavy Fighting Reported in Libya; Rebels Encircle Tripoli
With a tank concealed under trees, rebel fighters prepare to engage in battle against forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi in the city of Zawiya, Libya, Aug. 19, 2011. …