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The Man in the Cowboy Hat: Meet Carlos Arredondo, a Hero of the Boston Bombings
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JL
- 28 days ago - motherjones.com
One of the responders in the photograph--the man in the cowboy hat--has been identified as Carlos Arredondo, a Costa Rican immigrant (originally undocumented) whose Marine son died in action in Iraq in 2004.
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Rebounding From Adversity: 7 Cities That Have Survived Tragedy | MNN - Mother Nature Network
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Tamara
- 30 days ago - mnn.com
Whether at the hands of Mother Nature, terrorism, or a lone gunman, these cities prove the resilience of the human spirit when faced with disaster.
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Video:A Terrified Child Genius Saves His Own Life With Engineering Skills
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JL
- 33 days ago - upworthy.com
Children are incredibly vulnerable creatures, and growing up is a struggle even at the best of times. UNICEF wants to remind us how difficult growth can be if conditions aren't exactly ideal.
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Can Understanding Violence Against Animals Help Us End Violence Against Women?
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Cher
- 41 days ago - catster.com
A comparison between reactions to animal abuse versus human abuse got me thinking.
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Video:Meet The Tattooed Hero Who Stood Up For A Stranger Who Was Bullied For Being Gay
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JL
- 52 days ago - upworthy.com
Jordan thought bears were breaking into his car to get his French fries -- but the truth was much, much worse. Maybe you've already seen this story's happy ending, but things get even more incredible when a certain daytime talk-show host steps in.
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Video: Why Is It OK To Show Women Being Tortured On Screen, But Not Doing THIS?
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JL
- 57 days ago - upworthy.com
Apparently the Motion Picture Association of America thinks women should be ashamed to be seen enjoying sex, but the rest of us should have no qualms about enjoying a movie where women are beaten, tortured, and assaulted. That's a pretty backwards idea,
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Video: Feminist Confuses Fox News Host By Suggesting That We Teach Men To Not Attack Women
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JL
- 68 days ago - upworthy.com
Sean Hannity thinks all women should have the right to choose... to be armed. Zerlina Maxwell didn't disagree, yet she went on a three-minute campaign suggesting that perhaps instead of arming victims, we take another more obvious route, like,
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In 'The Gatekeepers,' Israeli Security Chiefs Say What US Leaders Can't
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JL
- 76 days ago - motherjones.com
"What's unnatural is the power you have to take three people, terrorists, and take their lives in an instant," says Yuval Diskin, the 12th director of the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, during the opening sequence of The Gatekeepers
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A Game Aims to Draw Attention to Women's Issues
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JL
- 87 days ago - nytimes.com
Social cause gaming, or the use of games to promote awareness of societal problems, has been growing since pioneer online projects like Food Force, the United Nations World Food Program's 2005 game about confronting famine, and Darfur Is Dying,MTV's 2006
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Standing Strong With Newtown - Love Is Louder Than Violence - YouTube   video
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BarbKnigh
- 103 days ago - youtube.com
Days after the tradegy at Sandy Hook, Kara Whipkey and other residents in Newtown reached out to Love is Louder to help support their community and show the world they would prevail over tragedy. The world responded back by sponsoring Love is Louder....
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Video: Geraldo Rivera Surprises Fox News By Destroying Anti-Gun Control Arguments
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JL
- 108 days ago - upworthy.com
I'm not a huge Geraldo fan, but when he does something awesome like this, I feel obligated to share it. Watch as he uses some real journalistic ability to dismantle the flimsy arguments against gun control, assault weapon semantics, and bogus statistics.
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Welcome to the Hotel America
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JL
- 111 days ago - motherjones.com
Inside the airport hotels where refugees start their new lives. --Photographs by Gabriele Stabile. Text by Jeremy Lybarger.
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Jail Guitar Doors
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JL
- 121 days ago - thenation.com
It's something that every musician knows: playing an instrument offers you the ability to transcend your surroundings, allowing you to momentarily escape your daily grind. It's this knowledge that lies behind Jail Guitar Doors, an initiative that aims to
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In Defense of Django
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JL
- 124 days ago - motherjones.com
The lionization of the Lost Cause & the Confederacy runs like an inedible streak of gristle through the revenge Western genre, where those who fought to protect the rights of whites to own blacks as property are humanized while those who fought to prese
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This Year, Be More Generous Than Ever
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JL
- 145 days ago - thenation.com
Or why these crimes are so much more common in the United States than anywhere else? Let's make this tragedy the turning point in the way we talk, or don't talk, about our outrageous levels of violence.Meanwhile, hug your kids, reach out to your neighbor
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