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Women’s History Month Special: Femicide Pandemic in Mexico and Central America
As March is Women’s History Month, it marks a time for reflection on the state of human rights of women worldwide, especially those...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read


Why is Negotiating with Iran a Good Idea?
Over the course of the ongoing talks regarding Iran’s nuclear program, many voices opposed to engaging in continued dialogue have made...
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Mar 23, 20156 min read


The Revolving Door For Women In STEM
According to the National Science Foundation, women earn 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the United States and “about half of all...
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Mar 23, 20155 min read


The Imperative of Involving Afghan Women
As American forces hand off control to the Afghan National Army and state police, women, as half of the population, should have an...
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Mar 22, 20153 min read


Clash of the Giants: The Sino-American Tug of War in South Sudan
When the residents of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, took to the streets at midnight on July 9, 2011 to celebrate the country’s...
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Mar 22, 20156 min read


When Supplements Kill: Vitamins and the FDA
Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This...
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Mar 21, 20155 min read


At Last: The Big Push for Immigration Reform
At long last, the Obama administration is making a decisive move on immigration reform. On November 20, 2014, the president announced...
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Mar 21, 20157 min read


Forty Years Forgotten in the Western Sahara
For more than 150,000 Sahrawis, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the start of their life as refugees in the Western Sahara. There...
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Mar 20, 20155 min read


To Live and Die In Dixie: History and Reality In the Deep South
The flag of South Carolina is a white palm tree against a blue background, meant to represent liberty, heroics and independence emulated...
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Mar 20, 20155 min read


The Nicaragua Canal and Sandinismo’s Right Turn
Last 23rd of December, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega inaugurated the most expensive and ambitious infrastructural project in the...
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Mar 19, 20155 min read


Before the Court Again: Will the Wording of Obamacare Be Its Downfall?
Having déjà vu? The Affordable Care Act is once again facing a significant challenge in the Supreme Court this week. The piece of...
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Mar 19, 20155 min read


Blurring the Boundaries: Humanitarianism and Neutrality
The knife-wielding terrorists that have been appearing in our social media newsfeeds with alarming regularity over the past months do not...
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Mar 18, 20156 min read


Libya: Where ISIL Isn’t the Problem
In Libya, the Islamic State yet again rears its head. Though the opening of this new frontier does mark a threatening expansion of ISIL,...
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Mar 17, 20155 min read


Looking to Doctors: Big Pharma and Its Consumers
On February 5, John Oliver opened his new season of Last Week Tonight with a 17-minute segment attacking the unsavory advertising...
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Mar 17, 20155 min read


Rethinking Conversations on Cuban-American Diplomacy
On December 17, 2014, Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced the restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United...
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Mar 16, 20154 min read


Fifty Years, Same Story: Brown’s Blockage of Open Discussion
In November of 2014, President Christina Paxson sparked controversy with her reaction to the Janus Forum’s debate, “How Should Colleges...
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Mar 16, 20155 min read


Survival of the Fittest: The 2016 Foreign Policy Election
Twelve months from now, the American public will be embroiled in one of the most highly anticipated election seasons of recent memory....
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Mar 16, 20155 min read


Sports Diplomacy and North Korea
The notoriously hermetic and isolated country of North Korea closed its borders to tourists last fall due to concerns about the threat of...
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Mar 15, 20153 min read


The Commons’ Cost: The Price Native Americans Pay for America’s National Parks
March 1st is the official anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant’s creation of the National Parks Service, begun with Yellowstone in...
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Mar 15, 20155 min read


On the Rails: Tweets and Trains
Amtrak has long been a political lightning rod. Founded in 1971 as a way for the government to subsidize America’s declining railways,...
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Mar 14, 20154 min read
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