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Rape
White Nationalism is a Lost Cause in an Increasingly Rainbow America

White Nationalism is a Lost Cause in an Increasingly Rainbow America

The Conversation

The U.S. will never be a white country again

Donald Trump
Why did the Trump Admin. Obstruct UN Resolution against War Rape that Amal Clooney Supported?

Why did the Trump Admin. Obstruct UN Resolution against War Rape that Amal Clooney Supported?

The Conversation

Trump is a vulgar libertine with overwhelming support from evangelicals

Bill of Rights
Why the Assange indictment is a Threat to the US First Amendment

Why the Assange indictment is a Threat to the US First Amendment

The Conversation

The American government has traditionally abstained from charging publishers of classified information for the crime of publication

Authoritarianism
Are we Trapped in Orwell's '1984'?

Are we Trapped in Orwell’s ‘1984’?

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It teaches us that power and tyranny are made possible through the use of words and how they are mediated

Sudan
Sudan: How Protestors Carved out a Space to Challenge Dictatorship

Sudan: How Protestors Carved out a Space to Challenge Dictatorship

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Hundreds of thousands of people marched to the Sudanese Army’s headquarters in the Ministry of Defence’s complex

Islamophobia
“Islam” and “the West” are no longer useful Terms: No 'Clash of Civilizations' in a Globalized World

“Islam” and “the West” are no longer useful Terms: No ‘Clash of Civilizations’ in a Globalized World

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For the Christian West, regardless of the Islamic precept and practice of religious tolerance, Islam has remained often threatening

Climate Change
Global Inequality is 25% Higher than it would have been in a Climate-Stable World

Global Inequality is 25% Higher than it would have been in a Climate-Stable World

The Conversation

With 12m inhabitants, Mumbai has the world’s largest population exposed to coastal flooding

Iran
Trump's Crackdown on Iran's Oil Exports Could Backfire Badly-- With Serious Risks to Global Economy

Trump’s Crackdown on Iran’s Oil Exports Could Backfire Badly– With Serious Risks to Global Economy

The Conversation

Inflation-adjusted oil prices nearly doubled during the 1973 embargo

Buddhism
Sri Lanka's Mainstream Muslims Caught in Nexis of Extreme Nationalisms and Fringe Radicalism

Sri Lanka’s Mainstream Muslims Caught in Nexis of Extreme Nationalisms and Fringe Radicalism

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Even though most Sri Lankan Muslims are Sunni, it is a diverse community, with some following the mystical form of Islam, Sufism

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