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Authenticity
Authenticity is one of the most important qualities to teach young people. To be truly who you are, to be comfortable in your own skin and to walk your …
A Budget for People, Peace, and Planet
Peace, Social Justice and Environmental groups want to cut runaway military spending, fund dire domestic needs u2013 social programs, jobs and climate action
How the Sandy Hook Gun Vote Became a Turning Point… for the Press
One year after the shooting rampage which unfolded December 14, the press still points to the failed vote as evidence of President Obama's “rough year.”
Uruguay Becomes First Country to Fully Legalize Marijuana
The small Latin American country of Uruguay has become the only country that allows growing and selling marijuana.
The Anti-Apartheid Underground: Ronnie Kasrils on Meeting Nelson Mandela in an ANC Safe House in 1962
As thousands of mourners line up to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, we go to Johannesburg to speak with longtime anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils.
Bipartisan Budget Deal Secures Austerity Policies, Fails to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Ryan-Murray bipartisan budget deal would not extend unemployment insurance for 1.3 million Americans, while maintaining $100 billion a year sequestration cuts after 2015.
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Too Many Secrets: Fixing the Government’s Broken System for Classifying Information
Mike Ludwig: While it's questionable whether the US government values the privacy of foreign governments and its own citizens, it's clear that the government values its own privacy.
The Education of Bill McKibben: How the Unlikely Activist Learned to Break the Rules
McKibben's latest book, “Oil and Honey,” chronicles his journey into ever-riskier and more confrontational activism.
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Moving Cincinnati Homeless Shelter to Butternut Bread Factory Is a Half-Baked Idea
Moving a homeless center from Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood to a far-away industrial zone serves no one but the real estate and gentrification lobbies.