Category: Culture
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Sunday Comics
I like people there, the ones who can’t stand. I see smoke signals coming from them, they say “we’re all out of Sunday Comics.”
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Gandhi: “My life is my message”
On the occasion of Gandhi’s 147th birthday, Robert M. Burrowes recovers the real story of his dedication to non-violence and the people it continues to inspire.
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Classifying Bodies, Denying Freedoms
From sex to race, classification is a tool of oppression. Ché Ramsden examines the abuse directed at Caster Semenya.
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Healing the Divide
Every day, hundreds of Israeli volunteers drive ill Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to hospitals in Israel. Shaul Adar joins them on the road and learns why they see their neighbourly help as a step on the journey to peaceful coexistence.
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Seizing the Moment to Tackle the School-to-Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline
Latinos are often overlooked in debates about criminal justice reform. Maritza Perez hopes to change that. Thomas Watson interviews Ms. Perez about improving educational opportunities and outcomes for Latinos and at-risk youth.
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Girl Rising: Breaking Cycles of Poverty by Empowering Girls
Milena Rampoldi interviews the voices of Girl Rising, a campaign to empower girls and to fight poverty through education
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The Economics of Delinkage
Dean Baker considers the difference between tariffs on shoes and tariffs that may save your life.
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Free Thing of the Week: Icons from Game-Icons.net
This week’s Free Thing of the Week is for the game designers out there…and the people who like cool icons. Delapouite’s icons from Game-Icons.net take center stage.
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Can Pokemon Go Solve the Physical Inactivity Epidemic?
Peter Janiszewski reveals his excitement about the Pokemon Go game.
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“Let’s Do This Together”: An Interview with Letters for Black Lives
It may not seem important but keeping ideas open for people matters–even where you think it doesn’t. An interview with the creators of Letters for Black Lives.
