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“My Father Was Killed By a Computer,” Says Seven Year Old Afghan Child
If you could see Imal in this video, you would want to hug Imal immediately.
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Three Youth, Three Destinies: Which One for Gaza?
Residents of the Gaza Strip - 65% of whom are under 25 - are resilient, but how much more can they stand?
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Spare the Rod, Respect the Child: Avoiding the Line Between Discipline and Abuse
Just as we as a society have come to reject all bullying and domestic violence, we must also reject our tolerance for adults hitting children, whether in our homes …
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The United States’ Grand Fortunes Go Overboard
With middle-class net worth crumbling, the Forbes 400 grow wealthier than ever.
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The Mouse That Roared: Stand With the Marshall Islands
The dream of ending the nuclear weapons threat to humanity should be not only the dream of the Marshall Islands, but our dream as well.
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“Stop Killing Us” Say Strong Youth Leaders in Ferguson, Missouri’s Weekend of Resistance to Police Brutality
Almost 60 days after 18 year old Michael Brown was shot six times and left for 4 hours and 34 minutes in the street in front of the apartment …
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Climate Mitigation Alternatives – Sorting Them Out
There remains fundamental worldview disagreement about possible mitigation paths for climate change and their efficacy.
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How Soccer Club Owners Have Become Kingmakers in Greek Politics
Greece, the land of mystical beauty and tzatziki dips, is also home to some of the worst corruption in Europe.
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Applauding Black Death in the Hour of Chaos
What does it mean to be willing to die for a cause in a society that already considers you to be hyper-disposable?
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Stop the Killing
We in the US must give up our notions of exceptionalism, recognize the economic and societal misery our country caused in Iraq, recognize that we are a perpetually war-crazed …