Category: Culture
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Coming Out of the Shadows
Many eligible undocumented immigrants aren’t seeking deportation relief. Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde reports.
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Uber Claims Credit for Drop in Drunk Driving Accidents. But Where’s the Evidence?
Uber claims they’ve saved more than a thousand lives in the past year. But what’s their evidence? Ryann Grochowski Jones reports.
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Looking for an ATM I stumble upon a war crime: John Murphy’s Travels Among the Yezidi
On his way to find an ATM in the middle of nowhere, John Murphy discovers the real ugliness behind the ugliness in Kurdistan.
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Increase in Food Stamps Shows the Flipside of “Economic Recovery”
Census data finds 16 million kids relied on food stamps, higher than pre-recession levels
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Four Ways Music Strengthens Social Bonds
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast — and so much more. Jill Suttie writes.
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Weekly E-Book: The Global Librarian
We bring you the latest in library science in our ebook of the week.
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The High Cost of Capitalism
The destructive component in capitalism’s ‘Creative Destruction’ is very high. Paul Craig Roberts writes.
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To Fast with the Elders of an Ancient Race – John Murphy’s Travels Among the Yezidi
John Murphy continues his mission in Kurdistan.
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Things I Did Not Write About in 2014, Part 2
More belated thoughts from Omar Willey about stuff from last year.
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“I have a very important story for you.” – John Murphy Among the Yezidi
John Murphy listens to the stories from his Yezidi companions and finds a common theme.
