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Middle East
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WATCH: The Syrian Puppets of Freedom

Demonstrations calling for freedom at the heart of the palace of Bashar al-Assad (or Bisho, as a sarcastic nickname); puppets taking the forms of children, martyrs, shabbiha, and freedom fighters; a dictator screaming, “I am ...
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North America

WATCH: Reclaiming the Internet to Bring You… #SOCKTOBER!

We’ve all watched Kid President’s infamous pep talk. If you haven’t, it definitely is a much watch. This is an incredibly smart 10-year-old who came out with one of the most inspiring videos of our time, whic...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Africa

WATCH: Religious missionaries are spreading homophobia in Uganda

In his latest documentary, God Loves Uganda, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda’s terrifying turn towards biblical law and the prop...
by Natasha Lipman
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North America

WATCH: Why do they hate us?

“Itching to use force and then pretending it’s because we had no choice.” Bill Maher’s summation of American Foreign Policy is more than simply satire. It represents a view of the United States that many outside the Wes...
by Miro Ralston
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Human Rights

WATCH: Video animation of Guantánamo Bay hunger strikers

17 Guantánamo Bay prisoners are still participating in the hunger strike that became publicly known this spring. 16 of these prisoners are being force fed, using methods that can only be described as torture. Two others are t...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Educating Women
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WATCH: “Make Me Visible, Make Me Count” – A voice for girls in poverty

Since girls were originally left out of the Millennium Development Goals, The Girl Declaration was created by the Girl Effect and the United Nations Foundation to put girls on the post-2015 development agenda. 508 girls living ...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Economy
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WATCH: Income distribution in the UK

The income gap between rich and poor in the UK has been growing over the past 30 years. Today British inequality has reached its highest levels seen since World War II. Despite this, British people are unaware of how serious i...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Economy

WATCH: A Return to the Gilded Age

The Gilded Age was one of the darkest periods in history for the common industrial worker. Extreme wealth in the hands of a few, a lack of industrial regulation, and ruthless laissez faire markets all conspired to oppress an en...
by Conor Sullivan
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Video & Photography

WATCH: Best Graduation Speech By Far

Let’s be honest graduation ceremonies are hot, boring, sweaty and unnecessarily long. After 3 or 4 years of complicated and arduous study, it feels like some sort of punishment,  rather than the intended purpose of  being a...
by William Oppon
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