Peace Is More Than the Absence of War
I lived a childhood of peace. I experienced war as a teenager. And as an adult, I see how the aftermath of violent conflict transforms communities. Unfortunately, the death and suffering of war does...
View Article800 Million Voters in World's Biggest Election: Are Gay Rights on the Ballot?
As you read this, 800 million people in the world's largest democracy are going to vote in the biggest elections the world has ever seen. India, with its population of 1.2 billion, will elect a leader...
View ArticleHow Do The Media Scare Us?
Published on Apr 18, 2014 Russell Brand The Trews Ep 38. I give you the true news so you don't have to invest any money in buying newspapers that charge you for the privilege of keeping your...
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Are You Worldly Enough To Ace This Geography Quiz?
Sure, you can point your own country and a few others out on a map, but just how far can you go? How well do you actually know the world you live in? Lucky you, we've got a quiz that will tell you just...
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'Loch Ness Monster' Spotted On Apple Maps
Apparently Loch Ness Monster hunters should've just asked Siri where to find the mythical beast. A group of Loch Ness Monster enthusiasts say they've sighted the legendary Scottish beast via satellite...
View ArticleRapprochement in the Gulf: Who Blinked First?
So who won the diplomatic war of words that threatened to fragment the Gulf Cooperation Council, and make a nonsense of its name ? Did the Saudis step back from the brink, or did Qatar back down? Who...
View ArticleU.S. Must Release Drone Killings Memo, New York Court Says
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas, because...
View ArticleYemen: 55 Al Qaeda Militants Killed In Series Of Strikes
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's interior ministry says 55 al-Qaida militants were killed in an hours-long series of strikes on a training camp operated by the group in the country's south. The statement...
View ArticleRebels Slaughter Hundreds Of Civilians In South Sudan: UN
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, April 21 (Reuters) - Rebels slaughtered hundreds of civilians when they seized the South Sudan oil hub of Bentiu, hunting down men, women and children who had sought...
View ArticleThai Environmentalist Goes Missing After Accusing Park Rangers Of Illegal...
BANGKOK (AP) — Relatives and human rights groups urged Thai authorities on Monday to investigate the disappearance of an environmental activist who has worked to help ethnic Karen villagers report...
View ArticleThe The Iran Interim Nuclear Deal is 3 Months Old - How is it Going? What's...
Iran's nuclear progress has been halted for three months, and Iran has received some limited relief from sanctions under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) agreed on November 24, 2013 and implemented on...
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Obama's Asian Pivot: A WorldPost Review
This week, U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Asia to meet U.S. allies and assure them of America's backing as China rises to become the dominant power in the region. In light of the West's weak...
View ArticleHappy Mother Earth Day?
Would you do this to your own mother? Would you starve her, ravage her, drill her, strip her, pollute her, poison her, frack her, crowd her, pave her, drain her, extract her, constrain her, imprison...
View ArticleLonging for Democracy in Spain
The death of Adolfo Suárez, the first democratic PM of post-Franco Spain, at the age of 81, has reminded a depressed and disenchanted Spanish society that there was once a moment when they prevailed...
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Thomas Piketty Is No. 1 On Amazon Right Now
The number-one book on Amazon.com isn't a guide to green juice or an erotic romance novel. No, the top seller on Amazon right now is a 700-page book, translated from French, about rising inequality and...
View ArticlePalestinians Need to Give Up on the United States
The efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have ground to a halt.The Netanyahu government clearly has no interest in any agreement that would require it to give up the West Bank.The...
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Earth Day Project Collecting 1 Million Different Sounds From Our Beautiful,...
On Earth Day, take a moment to listen to the world around you and participate in scientific research by helping to map the sounds of the planet. Purdue University ecologist Bryan Pijanowski is asking...
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17 Ridiculously Easy Things You Can Do To Help Save The Earth Every Day
You may think that curbing your own carbon footprint and consumption won't do much to reduce the human pollution that is consuming our vast planet. But we think that if we all work together, we really...
View ArticleEarth Day 2015 Should Focus on Tomorrow's Bottom Line
Happy 44th birthday, Earth Day. This year’s theme, championed by as many as a billion people worldwide, is ‘Green Cities.’ That is timely at a moment when we are becoming an urban species. But...
View ArticleUkraine: Military Aircraft Hit By Gunfire In Country's East
KIEV, April 22 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian military aircraft was hit by gunfire on Tuesday while on a reconnaissance flight over the eastern city of Slaviansk, which is in the hands of armed pro-Russian...
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