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Land of the Free: US Incarceration Rates

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, no other country incarcerates a higher percentage of its population that the United States. The latest studies show that 716 people per 100,000 are incarcerated in Ameri...

by Nicky Armstrong

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Why We Should Encourage U-Turns by Politicians

Conviction politicians are applauded while those who flip flop around issues or commit U-turns are lambasted for not being decisive enough. This second sort are not leaders who inspire confidence in the electorate. But why is t...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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The Gambia Quits British Commonwealth, Calling It ‘Extension of Colonialism’

The tiny West African State of The Gambia has announced via state television that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations, a fellowship of 54 countries that are mainly former colonies of the British Empire. A statemen...

by Demba Kandeh

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The death of meaning in American rhetoric

The actual role of the Bill of Rights relative to American political activity is often a misconceived concept in contemporary thought. One might find an observer commenting, “The government gives me the right of free speech...

by Urban Times

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All Quiet on the Syrian Front: But Who are the Winners and Losers?

The rhetoric has been scaled-back. Potentially embarrassing Congressional votes have been avoided. Multinational conflict has (for now) become an unlikely possibility. In fact, since the chemical arms agreement with Syria was s...

by Miro Ralston

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A Land without a Government: How America’s Budget Fight Could Affect You [Infographic]

As of October 1st, the Federal Government of the United States has officially begun a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years. In an incredible act of political brinkmanship, a debate between the House of Representative...

by Conor Sullivan

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Unacceptable Living Conditions: Why Austerity Has Failed

A few weeks ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took the opportunity to publicly congratulate himself. Real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 was 0.3%, alleviating concerns of a triple-dip recession. Eve...

by Ved Menon

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How ‘Breaking Bad’ explains the universe of drugs – and its futile war against it

AMC’s Emmy Award-winning show Breaking Bad tonight runs its course after five successful seasons. Created by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad follows the story of Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston), a gifted yet underachiev...

by Robert Valencia

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The Turkish Culture of Dissatisfaction

The “Riots” It has been more than three months since the Turkish protests that started as an environmental campaign to stop the Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul from changing into anything other than a protected green area. It ...

by Ozlem Unat

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Land of the Free: US Incarceration Rates

Why We Should Encourage U-Turns by Politicians

The Gambia Quits British Commonwealth, Calling It ‘Extension of Colonialism’

The death of meaning in American rhetoric

All Quiet on the Syrian Front: But Who are the Winners and Losers?

A Land without a Government: How America’s Budget Fight Could Affect You [Infographic]

Unacceptable Living Conditions: Why Austerity Has Failed

How ‘Breaking Bad’ explains the universe of drugs – and its futile war against it

The Turkish Culture of Dissatisfaction

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