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As WHO Warns Ebola Death Toll is Underestimated, How Should Global Community Handle Dire Crisis?
The World Health Organization is now saying the number of reported cases and deaths of Ebola in West Africa vastly underestimates the scale of the outbreak.
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The Ferguson Effect on Our Great-Grandchildren
While Ferguson continues to protest the police shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, it's also dealing with crippling poverty.
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How Conyers Pulled Off Another Landslide
Conyers gave an emotional victory speech to the hundreds of supporters still at headquarters on the need to correct the growing “income disparity” in America.
Dahr Jamail | NASA Scientist Warns of Three to Four-Meter Sea Level Rise by 2200
Former NASA glaciologist Robert Bindschadler discusses his concerns about Antarctic glaciers, why scientists often stay out of the political debate over climate change, and why he decided to get …
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Gaza’s Doctors Struggle to Provide Basic Care Amid Strikes on Ambulances, Health Workers, Hospitals
The Gaza Ministry of Health reports that there have been 35 separate incidents of attacks on various medical institutions and health facilities.
How the Mainstream Media Helped Kill Michael Brown
It took three days for the mainstream media to report any version of events surrounding Michael Brown's killing other than the police's.
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Solving the Poverty Problem With Magic Asterisks
Why should anyone trust Paul Ryan's poverty plan? That's easy: Nobody should.
The Politics of the Ebola Serum: Harriet Washington on the Ebola Outbreak
Medical ethicist Harriet Washington explains why most pharmaceuticals companies decline to produce drugs for the developing world yet use it for clinical testing.
“A Recipe for Civil War”: Journalist Matthieu Aikins on US Military Legacy and Afghanistan’s Future
Kabul-based journalist Matthieu Aikins talks about the disputed Afghan election, US-backed militias committing war crimes, and the future of the country after the US military drawdown.
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Handing Down the Bhopal Verdict
Thirty years later, there's nothing more than clouds of toxic justice.