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United Arab Emirates nightlife and idyllic scenery conceal human rights violations

By Kyle Welch -

For every rich person in the UAE, there are many slaves. Unfortunately, one person’s paradise often makes another’s hell. ...

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Unlikely allies join the NSA fight

By David Forrest -

The U.S. has plenty to gain through reform of surveillance programs, but much more to lose through inaction. ...

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Sans facts, missing plane conspiracy theories abound

By Julianne Cuba -

As human beings, we are absolutely terrified by the unknown. And death is the biggest unknown there is. ...

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Common core stifles classroom freedom

By Ilana Lipowicz -

Taking control of the classroom is the government’s way of saying they do not trust teachers to teach. ...

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Extraterrestrial life isn't all that crazy

By Molly McGrath -

We must stop limiting our imaginations to the dimensions we perceive with our human brains. ...

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Popular @SUNYPartyStory account paints us in an ugly light

By Anita Raychawdhuri -

And now I come to the worst offender: a picture of a puppy doing a keg stand. ...

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The US needs a plan for Crimea

By Jake Ethé -

Allowing what is happening on the ground to continue may be our most realistic strategy. ...

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Good ideas all around, but what do they amount to?

By Justin Neal -

I bring this up because a stage is coming where opinions will be shoved down your throat: TEDx. It’s the modern watering hole of advice. ...

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What business does a green school have in fossil fuels?

By Dorothy Farrell -

When it comes to millions of dollars of investment in a practice that is destroying the livelihood of our planet, we need to step back and question the status quo. This is ...

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Revenge porn raises difficult legal and ethical questions

By Macon Fessenden -

The issue is one of consent and ownership: Does sending a picture you own to someone else with the intention of them seeing it make the picture theirs? Or does ownership lie ...