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Rethinking 'Genocide': Implications for Sudan
Rethinking 'Genocide': Implications for Sudan
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Jean-Marie Guehenno, professor of professional practice at the Saltzman Institute of Columbia University, discusses the political implications of using the word "genocide". Guehenno believes that "genocide has enormous baggage", and...

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Secretary Ban Ki-moon: 2012 Is the ‘Year of Prevention’
Secretary Ban Ki-moon: 2012 Is the ‘Year of Prevention’
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the prevention of large-scale violence prior to its incitement as one of his “generational opportunities.” He argues that the key to prevention is to promote equality...

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LaGreca: Anger Driving the Occupy Wall Street Movement
LaGreca: Anger Driving the Occupy Wall Street Movement
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Prominent Occupy Wall Street activist Jesse LaGreca explains that in a stale economy, working-class Americans are being forced to make big sacrifices while major Wall Street players have still not...

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Press vs. Government: Who Should Inform the Public?
Press vs. Government: Who Should Inform the Public?
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Can the government be trusted to report its own data, or should it be up to reporters to unearth the truth? The Center for Public Integrity's Keith Epstein and NPR's...

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Good News Reporting Comes at a Price
Good News Reporting Comes at a Price
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Maggie Mulvihill, co-director of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, and William E. Buzenberg, executive director at the Center for Public Integrity, explain that good news reporting comes at...

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Greenwald: OWS Media Coverage Biased by Elite Media
Greenwald: OWS Media Coverage Biased by Elite Media
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Journalist and author Glenn Greenwald contends that the reason media coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement has ranged mostly from critical to non-existent is because many mainstream media journalists...

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The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth Distribution
The One Percent: Breaking Down US Wealth Distribution
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Catherine Mulbrandon, creator of the blog Visualizing Economics, illustrates the distribution of income in the US, comparing the earnings of the top one percent to those of the bottom 99.


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Celebrities for a Cause: Are PSAs Still Relevant?
Celebrities for a Cause: Are PSAs Still Relevant?
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A panel of experts discuss whether or not getting a celebrity to appear in a PSA is still a good way to get the word out about a cause. The...

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Child Brides: Why Does It Still Happen?
Child Brides: Why Does It Still Happen?
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Anju Malhotra, vice president of research, innovation and impact at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), explains the socioeconomic reasons child marriage still happens today.


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Empowering People Through Sustainable Philanthropy
Empowering People Through Sustainable Philanthropy
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Principal at The Schooner Foundation Cynthia Ryan discusses giving in a way that is sustainable by empowering people through business.


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9/12: From Chaos to Community (Promo)
9/12: From Chaos to Community (Promo)
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From Chaos to Community combines vibrant cinema-verite footage, archival images, and emotional in-depth interviews to reveal the untold story of Ground Zero.


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Karen Armstrong: Rethinking the Iranian Revolution
Karen Armstrong: Rethinking the Iranian Revolution
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Theologian Karen Armstrong suggests looking at the Iranian Revolution in a different light. It was "experienced as a passion play," says Armstrong.

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Why Exponential Economic Growth Defies Darwinism
Why Exponential Economic Growth Defies Darwinism
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Theoretical physicist Geoffrey B. West offers his view on the government bailout of "too big to fail" banks. He explains that while the bailouts were counterproductive from a Darwinian view...

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Are Women Iran's Secret Weapon?
Are Women Iran's Secret Weapon?
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Journalist and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright argues that education and family planning efforts in Iran have changed the lives of women for the better. "Today's generation is far more...

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Environmentalism: The Secret to Success
Environmentalism: The Secret to Success
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Environmentalist David Suzuki expresses his hope that environmentalism will be absorbed into the public consciousness. "Environmentalism shouldn't be a specialty, or an area of expertise," says Suzuki. "It's a way...

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