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Rochelle Lefkowitz reflects on what could happen if a fossil fuel industry executive were to take a page from Chris Borland's courageous book.
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How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends on Where You Work
Nearly every state has what's known as a “schedule of benefits” that divides up the body like an Angus beef chart.
From Resisting Definition to Resisting Exploitation: The Ongoing Struggle of Domestic Workers in Lebanon
The government rejects informal union of domestic workers despite its failure to address an alarming number of their deaths.
The First Casualty of the Cold War: Journalist Kati Marton on the Polk Conspiracy
Marton discusses the alleged conspiracy behind the 1948 murder of US journalist George Polk in Greece.
Tobacco Industry Rallies Against Illicit Trade, but Have We Forgotten Its Complicity?
Complicity is suspected when companies export billions of cigarettes to countries that do not have a demand for such large volumes.
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Making Babies Scared of Bunnies: The Roots of Fear in Advertising
Watson and Rayner started with the premise that fear was innate.
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Sometimes a Single Tree Is More Effective Than a Government
Bardiya, Nepal - Every morning, Raj Kumari Chaudhari walks from her home to the other end of Padnaha village, located in the Bardiya district of mid-west Nepal, to a …
Why ISIS Exists
It's too easy to forget that the US invasion of Iraq killed some half a million Iraqis - most of them civilians.
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How to Become a Citizen Eater: A Trip Behind the Labels of Your Ethical Cup of Coffee
How do you know what “ethically sourced” really means, and whether it's effective?
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Towards a Media That Is “Good and Just“
From “America's Battle for Media Democracy,” this excerpt situates current internet policy battles within a historical narrative.