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Dec 16, 2014
Stephen Colbert on Campaign Finance
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by Trevor Potter
Dec 16, 2014
How Obamacare Has Changed My Hospital
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by Chester Kunnappilly
Dec 16, 2014
No More Space 'Race'
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by Ariel Bogle
Dec 16, 2014
What NBA Referees Can Teach Us About Overcoming Prejudices
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by David Berri
Dec 16, 2014
Police Brutality and Living Out of Fear
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by Alisha Acquaye
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Dec 16, 2014
Sydney Hostage Attack Is Not a Wake-Up Call
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by Peter Romaniuk
Dec 16, 2014
The Shahada in Sydney Reminds Us That Political Islam Is Deadly
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by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Dec 16, 2014
Stop Linking the Sydney Siege to Islam
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by Ian Lloyd Neubauer
Dec 16, 2014
The One Word That Sums Up Everything You Need to Do to Be Happier
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by Eric Barker
Dec 15, 2014
Black Flags and Red Flags in Sydney Siege
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by David Malet
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Dec 15, 2014
Dick Cheney's Belief in the Value of Torture Undoes America
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by David L. Knoll
Dec 15, 2014
Why It's Best to Avoid the Word 'Transgendered'
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by Katy Steinmetz
Dec 15, 2014
For Once the Anti-Vaxxers Aren't (Entirely) to Blame
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by Jeffrey Kluger
Dec 15, 2014
Should I Have a Baby?
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by Marty Nemko
Dec 15, 2014
Why Won’t America Go Metric?
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by John Bemelmans Marciano