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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center How is the struggle for water, such as in Ethiopia and Kenya, shaping conflicts in this century?

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An astute commentator recently opined: "Plant Earth should really be called Planet Water". It is a simple enough (albeit tongue-in-cheek) observation; in a not so simple world, facing complex Eco-challenges. None more so, than the scarcity of a resource that's symbolic of life itself - a freshwater crisis, threatening to ign... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Has George W. Bush's presidency already reached a "lame duck" stage?

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Sydney, AUSTRALIA - July 2007| At the rapidly declining U.S. foreign policy clubhouse Australia still proudly holds membership. The conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard believes that when America sneezes, the world catches cold. (Canberra is a staunch U.S. ally; Australian Defense Force personal is deployed ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green"

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Mother Nature is a "strange ol' gal". As keeper of the laws of the planet she demands respect and understanding. The ancients and the world's aboriginal people knew this well. They where far more attuned to her ebb and flow, conscious of her need to regenerate, aware of the signs of Her displeasure. Whatever they extracted f... More..

Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Puritanism in early American history

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Standing aboard the "good" ship Arbella in 1630, John Winthrop would say to his fellow colonists in view of the Atlantic Coast that they were chosen to establish a "city on the hill". This sentiment would underpin the ethos of the first settlers from Puritan England upon reaching the New World. Theirs was a dogma so pervasiv... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Barack Obama's foreign affairs positions

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Barack Obama's foreign policy manifesto reads lucidly is cogent and striking in its revelation. He is without a doubt the most promising African-American presidential aspirant in U.S. history. What is astonishing about Obama's foreign policy posture with the exception of the war in Iraq is its out-and-out hawkish-ness. You w... More..

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1. Can individuals significantly ease the world water crisis, or must we rely on governments, corporations, the United Nations, the European Union and non-profits, for a remedy?
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3. Why has international intervention to stop the fighting in Darfur failed, and what policy alternatives might succeed?
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