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Martin Luther King Street

Martin Luther King Jr. represented an end to violence and oppression.  So I too would like to know why his name is being placed on street signs in violent neighborhoods.  I understand that he was an...

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Getting to know the world around us

I was finishing up my recent vacation to Finland , with one day in Helsinki visiting friends, when a novel thought for many Americans occurred to me: Look at a map. This article explains the...

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"Pink Slime" - Mechanically Separated Meat

I found this article to be quite disturbing mainly due to the fact that I know my government is allowing it.  Is this pink stuff even meat that I should be eating.  This is certainly not something that...

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Mexico's Drug Wars - Photo Essays

Photographer Anthony Suau documents the surging influence of the drug cartels in Northern Mexico and the efforts by police to maintain law and order... The mexican drug trade is something that I have...

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Brazil Faces Obstacles in Preparations for Rio Olympics

It's interesting that a government seems willing to demolish a neighborhood in the hopes of creating more space for the world cup and the olympic games.  I understand what the government is doing....

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Little England: What's Left If Scotland Leaves?

Scotland plans to hold a divorce referendum in 2014 to decide whether or not they wish to stay within the united kingdom or not.  Some say that this will have a profound effect on the British Currency...

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The Russian Cross

The economic and social turmoil after the fall of the Soviet Union was profound enough to be seen in the demographic statistics.  Birth rates dropped as the death rates went up.  Typically when birth...

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How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR's shadow to become an internet titan

The European country where Skype was born made a conscious decision to embrace the web after shaking off Soviet shackles Eesti keel | Estonian language version... Can you imagine walking over 100...

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Will There Be a Central Asian Spring?

Kazakhstan may not be ripe for revolution, but the West is making the same mistakes it made in the Arab world.Brian Nicoll's insight:It bothers me that this is being over looked by our government. If...

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How They Found National Geographic's "Afghan Girl"

She was one of the world's most famous faces, yet no one knew who she was. Her image appeared on the front of magazines and books, posters, lapel pins, and even rugs, but she didn't know it. While her...

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Viewfinder: Gaza's Tunnels

A World Report Viewfinder from inside the tunnels that connect blockaded Gaza to the outside world...Why are tunnels from Egypt to Gaza forming?  How is Israel's policies a part of this phenomenon?...

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From Victim to (Mutual) Aggressor: South Sudan's Disastrous First Year

The new African country, founded in part to escape from the northern government's violence, is showing some hostility of its own. Independence for ethnic/religious groups, while culturally satisfying,...

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The Golden Temple of Amritsar

The Golden Temple is the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. It is also home to one of the largest free eateries in the world.This two-minute video clip is an effective portal to alternative...

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Dhaka: fastest growing megacity in the world

r A five-part, multimedia series on the coming dystopia that is urbanization.  This is a great introduction to the explosion of the slums within megacities.  This video as a part of the article is...

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Worker safety in China

This is an incredible video because of the shocking footage of blatant disregard for worker safety.  This can lead to an interesting discussion concerning how China has been able to have its economy...

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Philippines Overtakes India as Hub of Call Centers

Many companies have moved their customer service lines to Manila to take advantage of workers who speak lightly accented English and are familiar with American culture. The geography of globalization...

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Finding the flotsam: where is Japan's floating tsunami wreckage headed?

Scientists model where and when the debris from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami will be.  The likelihood that the debris (not radioactive) will reach the U.S. west coast is increasingly likely.  Look...

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