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Oops He Did It Again

Republicans are subjecting themselves to more head banging following the news of another misstep by presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. A secretly taped video from a private reception back in May emerged showing Mr. Romney with ...
by Laura Casey
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Human Rights

The War Against Killer Robots

“As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll ever survive our own ingenuity.R...
by Isabella Grotto
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North America

Carpet Bagging, Liz Cheney & the Cowboy State: The Looming US Senate Battle for Wyoming

The daughter of former US Vice President Dick Cheney has announced her intention to run against Senate incumbent Mike Enzi from Wyoming in the upcoming 2014 Republican primary. There’s nothing strange about that in itself, ex...
by Trudy McIntosh
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Asia

U.S. and South Korea: A Show of Force, But Running Out of Options?

North Korea’s third nuclear test provided the ideal opportunity for the United States and South Korea to respond with their own displays of military muscle. Two days after the test, South Korea showcased a cruise missile ...
by Global Voices
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The Cost of Carbon: Climate Change and Our Way of Life in North America

The human impact of global warming is real. Changing climates aren’t something that will happen in five, 10, or 100 years from today. They are happening now, and ways of life that we’ve known for generations are dis...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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North America

The Struggles Of A War Veteran

Veterans volunteered to risk their lives to keep civilians safe and to defend them. As you’re reading this article, there are 300,000 homeless veterans sleeping on the street in America and this number is increasing at a...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Environment

South Korea: Ambitious leaps to secure a green future?

In the beginning of January 2015, South Korean government passed legislation proposing the world’s 2nd largest carbon trading scheme that would cut emissions by 30% by the year 2020.
by Brian Watts
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What Changes Should be Made to America’s Food Stamp Programme?

Last week the House is voted on the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act, a food stamp bill that would cut $39 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next 10 years. Although this is about a 5 p...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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Human Rights

Mexico’s Growing Human Trafficking Scene

In one Mexican farm alone, Bioparques de Occidente in Jalisco (BO), more than 250 workers were rescued from slavery circumstances.
by Carlos Arturo
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