The real reason Turkish protesters are rebelling against Erdogan isn't Gezi Park or about alcohol. It's about his attempts to undo Turkey's secular legacy.
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In spite of loans from the World Bank, the United Nations, and other organizations, West African countries continue to struggle with high poverty rates.
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Many of the protesters in Brazil have been calling on Brazilians and foreigners to boycott the World Cup next year. Instead the population can make use of the World Cup to change Brazil.
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Whether he likes it or not, Snowden has become a symbol of freedom from oppresive watchdog governments not just in America, but in Hong Kong SAR as well.
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Just like how the United States tries to deny its pervasive racist, classist, and sexist issues, as well as its human rights abuses, so does Brazil.
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President Obama is in Berlin Wednesday morning, on the heels of the G8 summit. He's expected to address nuclear arms reduction and other trending global issues.
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How much longer can the U.S. attempt to craft politics in the Middle East? Not very, which is why the Obama administration is making a slow exit.
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Demonstrators have taken to the streets in the United Kingdom to protest the G8 summit. Here are 13 of the best photos of them in action.
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The recent briefing held by the NSA and top intelligence officials on their far-reaching surveillance methods was a flop. Just 47 senators attended.
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Young Brazilians are taking to the streets all over the country, in the largest demonstrations since the fall of the dictatorship.
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Hannah Beech plays on Sinophobic fears. Here's why China will not overtake the United States any time soon.
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As people in Brazil protest against the massive government spending on sporting events such as the World Cup and the Olympic Games, more attention needs to be paid to their long term impact.
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Syria and nuclear politics are two reasons that Washington has to start talking with Teheran. Not doing so can turn out to be very dangerous for all.
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The Army takes returning home seriously because deployments don't end just when warriors are back on American soil.
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African leaders have again accused the International Criminal Court of witch-hunting Africans because of their race
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A picture taken at a protest in Rio de Janeiro allegedly showing police pepper spraying an innocent woman has aggravated tensions between protesters and police in Brazil.
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Protesters showed up in masses across the Brazil, from the country's largest metropolis of São Paulo to the nation's capital of Brasília, where protesters marched on the roof of Congress.
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PolicyMic’s Anna Therese Day interviews award-winning investigative war reporter, Jeremy Scahill, on his new film, 'Dirty Wars.' In Part 2, they focus on the Al Awlaki family.
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A nonpartisan look into the protests in Brazil. What are the people complaining about? What should the protesters keep in mind while protesting? And how can Brazil move beyond the protests?
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Syria's conflict is an ethnic war parallel to the 15-year civil war in Lebanon and the decade-long conflict in Iraq.
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Turkish government officials have recently threatened to deploy the Turkish army to end protests. Doing so would only fuel the fire burning within protesters and their sympathizers.
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Lyudmila Putina is beginning a new life as a divorcée. Kremlin-watchers around the world are guessing where she’ll go — but first we have to figure out, quite literally, where she’s been.
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After three weeks of protest and a brutal crackdown, is Turkey still welcome in the EU? And if so, does the Erdogan government care?
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If the past decade has taught us anything, it's that regime change is easier said than done.
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The Iran v. South Korea qualifying match is a critical moment, right after the Iranian elections. A lot can be learned about politics in the country by looking at its football team.
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