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Egypt

F.A.Q. on U.S. Aid to Egypt: Where Does the Money Go, And How Is It Spent?

Questions about the United States’ aid to Egypt have intensified in the wake of last month’s military coup. More than 1,000 Egyptians have been killed in the last week, most apparently supporters of ousted president Mohamed...
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North America

Can the Movie “Elysium” Explain Immigration Today?

Elysium, a movie set in the year 2155 starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, takes a stab at the health care system in the United States, but it also offers an insight into the country’s immigration system if comprehensive...
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Europe

Celebrities Are Using The Power Of The Paparazzi For Good

The paparazzi photographer has become synonymous with the superficial world of celebrity. They make their living from selling snaps of stars eating, walking and hopefully looking less than polished. And unfortunately, we seem t...
by Saskia Whelan
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Green
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Holy Crap: How Haiti’s Human Waste is Being Used For the Better

The earthquake of 2010 devastated Haiti – since then it has perpetually struggled to re-build itself and for those that have chosen to keep an eye on this impoverished Island we have seen few success stories. Corruption,...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Canada
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WATCH: The race to save the Arctic

Our poles remain the only two parts of our planet unexploited by man, but the growing interest in oil and rich fishing grounds in the Arctic is leading to a free for all as nearby powerful nations scramble to declare the territ...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Africa

Five atrocities still defended in the present day

Atrocities have filled our media outlets for decades. Yet despite evidence, many are either ignored or defended by leading academics and national officials, causing human rights violations to go largely unnoticed. “As hum...
by Joe Strong
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Health

Making Way For Mary Jane

CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is confident in the value of medical marijuana. A previous opponent of the drug’s legalization, Gupta has had a change of heart. “We have been terribly and systematically misled for nea...
by Bre Cruickshank
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Economy

Obama Masters Deficit Reduction At What Cost?

Rachel Maddow recently showed in her show at MSNBC how President Obama has now reduced the deficit by over 50%, meeting the target he had set. While he meets this target late – having set the deadline for the end of his f...
by Miguel Costa Matos
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Human Rights

Russians Wary Of Snowden Asylum

After spending six weeks ensconced in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Edward Snowden was finally permitted to leave the airport “transit zone” after he received temporary asylum in Russia for the period of one year. Slipp...
by Daniel Kennedy
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