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White Supremacists
White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion

White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion

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There have been close to 100 failed or foiled plots against Jewish institutions or individuals between 1990 and 2014

Far Right
When Terrorism is a Weapon of the Strong

When Terrorism is a Weapon of the Strong

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The Anti-Defamation League found that anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose by 57 percent in 2017

African-Americans
Georgia Election shows that Dixie Tradition of Black Voter Suppression Flourishing

Georgia Election shows that Dixie Tradition of Black Voter Suppression Flourishing

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By Frederick Knight | – Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp has been sued for suppressing minority votes after an Associated Press investigation revealed a month before November’s midterm election that his office has not approved 53,000 voter registrations – most of them filed by African-Americans. Kemp, who is running for governor against Democrat […]

wind energy
It’s the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don’t do it for the climate

It’s the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don’t do it for the climate

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By Sarah Mills | – The federal government has never played a leading role in restricting the carbon footprint of the nation’s power plants. But now that the Trump administration is trying to dismantle many energy regulations, that national role is even smaller. Many states have been trying to fill this vacuum for years with […]

UAE
No Dissent Allowed: United Arab Emirates Jails Western Ph.D. Researcher

No Dissent Allowed: United Arab Emirates Jails Western Ph.D. Researcher

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Matthew Hedges’ Arrest exposes the extreme limits on academic freedom in the United Arab Emirates

Russia
Is Putin using Syria Conflict to detach Turkey from NATO?

Is Putin using Syria Conflict to detach Turkey from NATO?

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By Mustafa Demi | – Turkey, Russia and Iran have actively involved themselves in the Syrian conflict, each with their own divergent interests. Moscow and Tehran have put their support behind the regime of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, hoping it retains its influence over the strategic Syrian region. Meanwhile, since the very beginning of […]

Saudi Arabia
What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?

What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?

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The Turkish government is trying to balance multiple conflicting goals

Climate Change
UN Scientists on our Climate Emergency: We need Immediate ‘Transformational’ Change!

UN Scientists on our Climate Emergency: We need Immediate ‘Transformational’ Change!

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By Mark Howden and Rebecca Colvin | – A landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned at the breakthrough 2015 summit that brokered the Paris climate agreement, outlines what’s at stake in the world’s bid to limit global temperature rise to 1.5℃. The report, released today, sets out the key practical differences […]

crime
18% of Teen Girls are Sexually Assaulted but Few Report it; Can Education Help?

18% of Teen Girls are Sexually Assaulted but Few Report it; Can Education Help?

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By David Finkelhor and Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan | – Christine Blasey Ford’s account of allegedly being sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they were teenagers is provoking both informed and uninformed comment from politicians. Still more private conversations about the subject are happening in homes and offices around the country. There is a […]

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