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Self-Governing Association in El Salvador Offers Local Solutions to Global Problems
Local communities are addressing the root causes of poverty and violence, from the lack of educational and economic opportunities to environmental degradation.
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Three Necessary Reforms to Reduce Gun Violence in America
Refusing to take action to strengthen our gun laws is costing thousands of American lives every year.
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Since When Has Monoculture Been a Founding American Principle?
It's not about people immigrating to the US, but a strong desire for monoculture, to be surrounded by people who think each other.
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Culture Change – Not Policy Change – Is Needed: Reflections on Gun Violence in the US
“We don't talk about why our culture is grounded in a romanticization - and in fact, a sexualization - of gun violence,” says Kelly Hayes.
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Do You Know What It Means to Love New Orleans?
“I sit in my garden, girded by dirt and green and growth, I smell life ... and I think of New Orleans,” says William Rivers Pitt.
Wine and Water Watch Challenges Invasive Wine Empire
The “Grape Rush” in Sonoma and Napa counties has made grapes an invasive species that threatens to consume water and land.
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Trial by Fire for Ecuador’s President Correa
The indigenous uprising, and the broader political dissention surrounding it, represents a watermark political test for Correa.
Infographic: Looking Back at Civil Engineering Failures Ten Years After Katrina
At the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, engineers examine civil engineering failures that lead to design and technological breakthroughs.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: From Greece to Puerto Rico, the Financial Rules Are Rigged to Favor the 1%
Bernie Sanders recently convened a panel of economists in Washington to discuss the debt crisis in Greece and throughout the world.
“George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People”: Reflections on Kanye West’s Criticism 10 Years After
In 2005, hip-hop legend Kanye West went off script to directly criticize the media and the White House's handling of the storm.