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Fostering Bonds With Nature: Why Kids Need to Spend More Time Outside
Dr. Scott D. Sampson argues the disconnect between kids and nature threatens their health.
Richard Nixon’s Blueprint for the 21st Century US
This will undoubtedly be the ultimate book on that president's reign of illegality.
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“Dukhtar”: A Feminist Film on Forced Marriages and Gender Equity in Pakistan
A Pakistani mother's determination to protect her child leads to a dramatic attempt to defy tradition.
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“American Gandhi” A.J. Muste: Peace Activist and Radical Labor Organizer
Muste had dedicated himself to the creation of industrial unionism.
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“Against All Odds”: Raising Iraqi Voices of Grassroots Resistance
Ali Issa's “Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq” is a needed corrective to the absence of Iraqi voices in Western media.
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In Pursuit of Human Rights: Thirteen Personal Stories
A new oral history reader offers stories from people who have experienced war, poverty and miscarriages of justice throughout the world.
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The Religious Specter Haunting Revolution
Michael Walzer turned 80 this year, as vital, productive and intellectually alive as ever.
When “Winning” Gold Doesn’t Require Stepping on a Field
What does it take for a country to host the World Cup or the Olympics? Empty economic promises, bribery, corruption and extravagantly staged events, apparently.
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“Mad Max”: Beyond Furiosa
Mad Max: Fury Road, unlike most movies in any genre, but especially the action genre, shows that women can occupy a range of roles.
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“Mad Max: Fury Road” Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time
Who ruined Mad Max's world? The new film isn't afraid to lay blame - and suggest a way forward.