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Oberlin College Hate Speech Imitates How Americans Discriminate As Adults

Oberlin College Hate Speech Imitates How Americans Discriminate As Adults

The incidents of intolerance that led Oberlin College to cancel classes is an indication that we still have a long way to go before we reach a state of racial, ethnic and gender harmony.

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10 Surprising Statistics About the History Of the Women's Rights Movement Worldwide

10 Surprising Statistics About the History Of the Women's Rights Movement Worldwide

Everything you need to know about women's political rights is now on one neat, color-coded, time-stamped map.

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Immigration Reform 2013: Does the U.S. Actually Have a Border Security Problem?

Immigration Reform 2013: Does the U.S. Actually Have a Border Security Problem?

Critics of immigration reform have suggested that border security be paramount in any discussion of changing immigration law. But do we really have a border security problem?

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Sequestration 2013: White House Tours Canceled Due to Cuts

Sequestration 2013: White House Tours Canceled Due to Cuts

Citing "staffing reductions from sequestration," the White House said that starting Saturday, all tours of the executive mansion have been canceled.

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Sara Lewkowicz: Internet Should Blame Abusers, Not Those Trying To Help

Sara Lewkowicz: Internet Should Blame Abusers, Not Those Trying To Help

An amateur photographer at Ohio University has come under intense scrutiny for her photo essay about domestic violence, but the debate over her piece has missed its point entirely.

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Eric Holder Tells Rand Paul That Obama Can Kill Americans On U.S. Soil

Eric Holder Tells Rand Paul That Obama Can Kill Americans On U.S. Soil

Attorney General Eric Holder tells Rand Paul that the Obama administration reserves the right to assassinate U.S. citizens without due process, even on American soil.

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Donors Have Spent $120 Million to Deny Climate Change is Real

Donors Have Spent $120 Million to Deny Climate Change is Real

Anonymous donations through Donors Trust, a previously little-known trust, have been bankrolling a vast climate change denier network, hugely outspending oil companies and the Koch brothers.

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Jeb Bush CPAC: Is He Backtracking On Immigration Reform?

Jeb Bush CPAC: Is He Backtracking On Immigration Reform?

Jeb Bush is taking heat from some major Republicans as he flip-flops on comprehensive immigration reform. What's really going on here? Will he run for President in 2016? Probably.

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