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The organizer says NY2NO is distinguished by their community canvassing and outreach.
Amid all the realignments these uncertain times are causing in our thinking—about our jobs, our world and ourselves—it might be helpful to remember one simple image: a horse wearing blinders. […]
APOE4 is not a genetic variant on the tip of every young person’s tongue. But if you have it, and you’re between the ages of 20 and 35, you may […]
We knew the knowledge gap between creationists and Darwinists in the west was wide. An effort at McGill University now seeks to the understand the position of evolution in the […]
Lines around the building, bodies asleep on their bags, staff looking frazzled and dazed. No, this is not the local Greyhound station, it’s the most recent iteration of your neighborhood […]
One Silicon Valley’s most innovative entrepreneurs on his new Tesla electric car, whether we should bail out the Big Three, and the world’s most powerful laser. If you were CEO […]
Another day, another mainstream media piece that misses the mark on Facebook. I have an idea for my fellow print journalists. Since owners are now secretly colluding to contrive ways […]
It was disappointing to see so many stories about the incomes earned by many top Obama officials in the year before they entered public service, and to watch them go […]
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Wyclef Jean talks about why so much music still degrades women.
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The CEO says the goal to reduce poverty by half by 2015 is still achievable.
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The CEO explains Ireland’s strong humanitarian spirit.
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The CEO explains the delicate balance between international and local actors.
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The CEO puts his lens to the United Nations.
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The CEO examines the food crisis and the financial crisis.
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The CEO mentions Ghana and Bangladesh as two positive cases in international development.
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The CEO says developed countries do have an obligation to less developed countries.