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With New Constitution, Post-Collapse Iceland Inches Toward Direct Democracy
An in-depth look at Iceland's recovery and the crowdsourcing roots of its new draft constitution.
Bełzec: The Laboratory of Genocide
“Resigned to our fate, we felt neither hunger nor cold. We all waited our turn to die an inhuman death.”
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Vietnam: Resistance, Regret and Redemption
The scars of the Vietnam War span two continents and three generations.
Why Are Right-Wingers So Crazy in Love With Israel?
It is much more than evangelical Christians hoping for the rapture.
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Obama to America: Work Harder
Obama's speech was a far cry from the message of the modern Republican Party. But much of it would fit snugly in a handbook from Human Resources: Work harder.
Jordanians Vote for the First Time Since Arab Spring
Islamic Action Front and opposition groups boycott parliamentary elections, regime not responding to demands for real government reform.
“The Square”: Jehane Noujaim’s New Film Captures Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution After Mubarak’s Fall
As Egyptians mark the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, we look at a new documentary that captures the ongoing protest movement in Egypt well after the downfall of …
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West Point Think Tank Buries the Dynamite
To paraphrase, more irreparable harm has been done with the point of a pen than at the point of a gun.
Dam Shame: Rivers and Resistance
Massive dams are being built and considered all over the world, despite mounting concern over their economic, environmental and human impacts.
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Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience or Cyber Crime?
Are activists like Aaron Swartz committing civil disobedience, or online crimes?