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David Krieger’s Haunting Poetry: A Wake-Up Call
“WAKE UP!,” David Krieger's most recent book of poetry, is fully alive to the beauty and promise of our precious world.
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The Challenges of Liberalism
It is those in power who get to determine the elasticity or rigidity of liberalism.
Some Thoughts on Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption
A journey into the world of racial hurt, degradation and separateness holds out the fragile possibility of redemption.
How Activists Are Responding to the NYPD’s Attempts to Thwart Black Lives Matter
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton asked lawmakers in Albany to elevate resisting arrest from a misdemeanor to a felony.
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Telling the Truth About Religious Violence
Obama's modest critique of Christian hypocrisy suddenly has Republicans defending the crusades.
Peru’s Media-Friendly Mining Ban Conceals Toxic Inaction
Humala's 2014 ban on informal mining has done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.
Trying to Make Sense of Loss: The Chapel Hill Shootings
A community copes with the murder of three respected and loved Muslims in Chapel Hill, and question whether it was motivated by hate.
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Let Us No Longer Keep Silent About Torture
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights points out that the United States has a duty to guarantee accountability for torture.
Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users With Communities Instead of Jailing Them
Portugal found that human connection is the antidote to addiction.
Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age
Does restricting sex offenders' online access portend diminished privacy for all of us?