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Crime
Religion to Justify Extremism: A Worldwide Issue
Marisa Mostek | August 14, 2014Religious extremist groups often distort the teachings of their faith in order to justify their violent acts.
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Blogs
We Should All be Upset About What’s Going on in Ferguson: Here’s Why
Anneliese Mahoney | August 14, 2014Before this week, I had never heard of Ferguson, Missouri.
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News
Millennials as a Source of Political Change: It’s Just Not Happening
Kevin Rizzo | August 14, 2014Millennials have unique viewpoints and priorities that color their political ideologies.
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Blogs
Barneys Gets Busted: The Cost of Racial Profiling in Retail
Katherine Fabian | August 14, 2014On Monday, luxury department store Barneys New York made a $525,000 settlement in response to a racial profiling investigation...
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Crime
Compensation for Exonerees: A Fundamental Right?
Nicole Roberts | August 13, 2014When Jabbar Collins was arrested in 1994 for the murder of Rabbi Abraham Pollack, no one believed him when...
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Entertainment & Culture
Diversity in Hollywood: A History of Failure
Alex Hill | August 13, 2014The silver screen continues to be inundated with white, male actors despite the diverse population of the United States...
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News
Social Media Search Warrant Fight Heats Up
Anneliese Mahoney | August 13, 2014A fight is brewing between law enforcement officials and Facebook, and it's just gotten some new players in the...
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Blogs
Animal Mayors on the Rise: A Solution to America’s Political Woes?
Anneliese Mahoney | August 13, 2014Sometimes the news, especially when it's about politics, can get us all down. But recently I've been seeing a...
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News
Recent Suspension Reveals NFL’s Inconsistency in Punishments
Marisa Mostek | August 13, 2014Punishments often don’t fit the crime, but cases of overly lenient or harsh sentences are especially prevalent in the...
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Blogs
Sue Big, Win Chump Change
Ashley Shaw | August 13, 2014“Change is the law of life,” John F. Kennedy said. And assuming this to be true, 76-year-old Andres Carrasco...
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Crime
Albuquerque Police Department Brought Under Federal Oversight
Nicole Roberts | August 12, 2014The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement with the mayor of Albuquerque for an independent monitor to...
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World
The US-Israel Alliance: A Strong But Turbulent Friendship
Eric Essagof | August 12, 2014The current conflict in Israel has brought the alliance between Israel and the United States under scrutiny. While this...
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News
Sex Offender Lists: Harmful or Helpful?
Anneliese Mahoney | August 12, 2014The concept behind sex offender lists is good--we want the public to have access to the names and locations...
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Blogs
It’s Time To Bring Back The Firing Squad
Eric Essagof | August 12, 2014In the United States, it's getting harder and harder to kill people. Recently a federal judge suggested a fascinating...
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Business & Economics
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Six Years Later
Salome Vakharia | August 12, 2014TARP was authorized by Congress through the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), and is overseen by the...
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News
The Gun-Rental Loophole: Dangerous and Deadly
Natasha Paulmeno | August 12, 2014There's an interesting loophole in acquiring firearms; no thorough background check is completed for customers who rent guns. Over...
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Society and Culture
Egyptian Political Artist Ganzeer on Street Art and Political Protest
Ryan Purcell | August 12, 2014Egyptian political artist Ganzeer was first featured in Political Graffiti two months ago after the Egyptian government and state-sponsored...
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Business & Economics
Millennials and Personal Finance: A Lost Generation?
Alexandra Stembaugh | August 11, 2014Here’s what you need to know about Millennials, their approach to personal finance, and what it means for their...
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Blogs
The Omegle Murder Confession: Don’t Trust Everything You Read
Erika Bethmann | August 11, 2014Omegle is an anonymous chat site commonly used by teens. With a tagline like "Talk to Strangers," it's no...
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News
It Happens Every Day: Pregnant Woman Fired for Being Pregnant
Anneliese Mahoney | August 11, 2014A young woman in Houston, TX, claims that she was just fired for being pregnant. The woman, who worked...
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Crime
The New Bipartisan Faces of Criminal Justice Reform
Jake Ephros | August 11, 2014You’d think that $68 billion would go a long way. According to the Justice Policy Institute, that is how much...
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Blogs
Lake Erie Algae Bloom Raises Questions on Water Policy
Franklin R. Halprin | August 11, 2014Toledo and New York City both face multiple and similar challenges to their drinking water supplies: urban drinking water,...
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News
Unsupervised Children: Independent or Against the Law?
Natasha Paulmeno | August 11, 2014Our nation has adopted a new habit of charging parents with felonies for teaching their children independence. From Florida...
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News
Ralph Nader and the Millennials
Jake Ephros | August 8, 2014Ralph Nader and the Millennials may seem like an uncommon pairing, if not an obscure band name. But the...
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Blogs
Google Really Messed Up With Bomb Gaza Game
Trevor Smith | August 8, 2014As a society, unfortunately, we have come to a point where we normalize violence. We no longer find it unusual when...