International

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How America is Falling Behind in Global Race to Expand Reproductive Rights

Unprecedented restrictions on abortions in the United States fly in the face of growing international support for women’s reproductive health.

Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki

Why Are the French So Mad?

Marriage equality didn’t appear to be in their plan for this spring.

Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Anya Callahan

To Boston, From Kabul, With Love

Afghans posed for photographs with a sign of empathy.

Posted Monday, April 22, 2013 by Molly Savard

How the U.S. Helps These Refugees Break Free

Only three years after a young girl left the confines of a refugee camp in Thailand to come to the U.S., her life—although not without challenges—seems almost limitless.

Posted Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Kristin Leffler

A TIMELINE OF THE IRAQ WAR

Infamous Westboro Baptists Join Mainstream Right To Support DOMA

Is the Westboro Baptist Church a strange bedfellow for conservative groups like the NC Values Coalition and Citizens United?

Posted Thursday, February 7, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki

Japan Chooses Young Workers Over Big Banks

Japan’s Prime Minister announced recently that his country will spend $116 billion to kickstart its economy and help young workers.

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013 by Zach Duffy

For Cambodia’s Street Children, Restaurants Serve as Career Training Ground

In Cambodia, a new idea for putting young people to work.

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013 by Zach Duffy

Los Caravaneros: A Procession for Peace

For many living in Mexico, drug cartels are a reality of everyday life.

Posted Monday, December 10, 2012 in Journalism Network by Paige Muniz

Looking at Life in Lhasa

Two reporters from American University travel to Tibet for a glimpse of everyday life.

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2012 by Shaina Lipsy and Aaron Berkovich

5 Reasons Why the 2012 Olympics Matter to Progressives

This year’s Games aren’t just big and flashy - they’re meaningful in pushing for new levels of equity.

Posted Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Lists by Akbar Ahmed

Fashion Line Refuses to Reveal Aboriginal Artist Behind Newest Collection

Rodarte’s new line is actually the licensed work of an Aboriginal artist—but they don’t want you to know that.

Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze

Never Lost: The Journey that Led a Lost Boy of Sudan to Gainesville, Fla.

Now a University of Florida graduate student, Jacob is one of the lost boys of Sudan who survived the second Sudanese Civil War. And he’s looking to pay it forward through a new non-profit.

Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Journalism Network by Faithful Okoye

Ugandan Activists Sue American Evangelist for Fomenting Anti-Gay Hatred

Meet Pastor Scott Lively, who—among other things—claims gay men played a central role in the Holocaust.

Posted Monday, April 9, 2012 in Know Your Right Wingers by Shay O'Reilly

VIDEO: Kony Hunter with Christopher Meloni

There’s a new case on his mind. #KonyMeloni

Posted Thursday, March 29, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Tracy Fehr

Kony2012 and the Dangers of Magical Thinking

It might be a great viral video, but is it good advocacy?

Posted Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Opinions by Sam Menefee-Libey

Clinton To Tunisian Students: Building ‘Modern Economy’ Will Take Time

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed Tunisian youth to fight for democratic ideals, and to give economic development a chance to develop after the revolution.

Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Jon Christian