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Tunisia’s Success After the Arab Spring
Todd Heisler/The New York Times Beginning in 2010, the Arab Spring sparked the downfall of four major regimes in the Middle East and North Africa. First to leave power was Tunisia’s longtime dictator...
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How We Define Inequality
“Saying Grace” by Norman Rockwell (1951) During the 2008 Financial Crisis and into the Great Recession thereafter, journalists and policy makers alike turned their focus to the seemingly rising...
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Distress Call From an Ancient City
The recent uptick in violence in Syria had made it nearly impossible for aid organizations to deliver supplies to Syrian citizens caught in the crossfire of a civil war. Civilians trapped in the Syrian...
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Alright, Alright, Alright: The World of Celebrity Philanthropy
Sandra Bullock at a Warren Easton Charter School event.Source: dosomething.org Aside from being talented actors, writers, and directors, many of the men and women who walked the red carpet at the 86th...
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Rocking the Vote: Challenges in Election Monitoring
(BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/click/2009/08/off-the-wires-afghanistans-election-day.html Election monitoring is commonplace in the world of democracy promotion today....
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Money For Nothing: Overstating Official Development Assistance
Aid projects can help young children in Africa obtain access to fresh drinking water. Recently a report by The Guardian exposed the troubling reality that some nations overvalue their ODA. By...
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April is the Cruelest Month: the Coming Austerity Measures and Elections in...
Photo Credit: REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov The International Monetary Fund has offered Ukraine a two-year bailout package of $18 billion in return for steep economic reforms. The long-term goal of the...
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Watch the Throne: Nigeria is Now leading Africa in GDP
Photo Courtesy of Zouzou Wizman: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zouzouwizman/ Nigeria has catapulted ahead of South Africa for the title of largest economy on the African continent. On April 6, Nigerian...
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Piketty In A Coal Mine
“Flooded Marina (Gas Pumps)” by Richard Misrach A new book by French economist Thomas Piketty has been causing quite a stir in academic circles over the past year. Now, with the translated publication...
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