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Sun sets over DMZ in North Korea // credit: JoongAng Ilbo
By | 04/20/2013 | War and Foreign Policy

Many are quick to blame North Korea’s Kim Jong-un as the sole cause for heightened tensions between the Democratic People’s Republic and South Korea. In fact, changes in leadership on both sides have contributed to today’s conflict on the Korean peninsula.

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Wikileaks
By | 04/11/2013 | Organizations | 1 Comment

Last week, Wikileaks released about two million formerly confidential documents, its largest release to date. It is part of Wikileaks’ Public Library of U.S. Diplomacy (PLUSD)…

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In the past five years corn and soy production has razed nearly 2 million acres of US Western grasslands. Shutterstock.com
By | 02/28/2013 | Energy and Water

For the better part of the past decade, Climate change in America has been a hotly contested topic, kicked around all sides of the U.S. political arena.

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By | 12/20/2012 | Infographics

In facing mental health, University of Southern California School of Social Work estimates that the United States economy contributes $100 billion annually on untreated mental illness…

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Japan-Tibet-Politics
By | 12/16/2012 | War and Foreign Policy | 2 Comments

The conservative Japanese Liberal Democratic Party is on its way to win big in Japan’s elections on Sunday which will bring back to power former prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

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Credit: Spokane News
By | 12/15/2012 | Headline, Safety

According to FBI crime statistics, 8,775 of the 12,996 murders that occurred in the U.S. in 2010 were caused by firearms. The U.S. has the loosest gun control laws of all developed countries.

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By | 10/28/2012 | Elections 2012, Headline, Issues, President, War and Foreign Policy | 34 Comments

This is a quick guide to defining the Obama doctrine and provides a brief overview to some of the administration’s policies abroad.

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