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Imprecise Federal Racial Categories Damage More Than Just Data
The Office of Management and Budget was formed in 1970 to help “serve the President of the United States in implementing his vision...
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Apr 20, 20165 min read


Drug Policy at a Critical Juncture: A Call for Change at the 2016 United Nation Special Session on
April is a hopeful month for policymakers, activists, and citizens around the globe aspiring to address the multiple problems surrounding...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read


Terrorism Beyond the Limelight
On March 13, a car bomb exploded in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing an estimated 32 people and injuring over 100 others. This attack...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read


Beyond the Poverty Line: Pitfalls in Discussing the Poor
Sandra Killet, a single mother of two in New York City, ostensibly lives in poverty, at least according to most people’s intuitive...
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Apr 18, 20166 min read


The End of Free Trade?
The increasing polarization of US politics has made this election season incredibly bizarre. On one side of the presidential campaign is...
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Apr 18, 20165 min read
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[Liveblog] The Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture on International Affairs: United Stat
Secretary Moniz addresses the Iran nuclear deal, non-proliferation, and global nuclear security.
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Apr 18, 20161 min read


Nuns v. Birth Control
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict...
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Apr 18, 20165 min read


Homes for the Homeless
If one were to ask a 6-year old how to end homelessness, their response would probably be to give people homes. But if one were to ask...
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Apr 18, 20166 min read


The Hidden Momentum of Mental Health Issues in Refugees
In March 2013, among the overcrowded chaos of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, American psychiatrist Dr. James Gordon watched as...
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Apr 18, 20164 min read


Unfair and Lovely: The No Filter Approach to Natural Skin Color
One hashtag, three words: #unfairandlovely. Although the phrase seems minimal, the “Unfair and Lovely” campaign, started by University of...
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Apr 14, 20165 min read


Solidarity Through Architecture and Ruins: A New Front in the War on Terror
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural...
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Apr 14, 20164 min read


The Homeschooling Lobby and the Dangers of Deregulation
When asked about powerful lobbying organizations, state lawmakers across the country often don’t point to the NRA; instead, they refer to...
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Apr 14, 20165 min read


Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Good for Latin America?
“TPP es muerte”, read the sign of a man protesting in front of La Moneda, Chile’s presidential palace, on the afternoon of February 4....
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Apr 14, 20166 min read


Burning Down the House of Saud: The Conditions for Saudi Arabian Political Reform
In 2006, a teenage girl in Saudi Arabia was blackmailed, held at knife point and gang raped by seven Saudi men. As a response to this...
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Apr 13, 20166 min read


Pakistan: Examining a Critical Intersection of Three Major Powers
Pakistan has long struggled with deep civil strife. Since widespread ethnic cleansing after India’s partitioning in the 1940s, a myriad...
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Apr 9, 20165 min read


Knowledge is Power in Fighting Obesity
Americans are fat, and getting fatter. According to the American Heart Association, 78 million adults and 13 million children in the...
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Apr 9, 20164 min read


A Pope, a Patriarch, and Distinctly Political Implications
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian...
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Apr 8, 20165 min read


Borders and Identities
For the last several months, borders have been at the forefront of politics and culture: Donald Trump infamously promised to erect a wall...
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Apr 7, 20164 min read


Shame by the State
Martin Shkreli, the now-infamous former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, was dubbed “the most hated man in America” by multiple media...
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Apr 6, 20165 min read


Apple and the FBI: The Hazard of an International Precedent
In today’s world, defined by unprecedented reliance on constantly evolving technology, an understanding of security is crucial to...
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Apr 6, 20166 min read
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