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• Building Women’s Chambers and Associations in South Asia

  

  Hammad Siddiqui, Deputy Country Director for CIPE’s Pakistan field office, contributed to this report.To begin addressing the issue of why some women’s... Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• More Shades of (Black, White, And) Grey

  

  Image from http://www.bet.com Quick, everyone – if someone asked you what the most offensive word in the English language was, what word would you guess? Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Candornews
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• Retracing a 75-year-old Journey on Kayak, Alone

  

  The HinduSandy Robson, who is kayaking from Germany to Australia, arrives at Fort Kochi on Saturday. Photo: H. Vibhu Sandy Robson is paddling from Germany to... Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Vishnudas
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• Denying Economic Reality

  

  Keynesian economics worked very well for this country for many years. Then came the "Reagan revolution", and the Republicans replaced it with supply-side... Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Was Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda Murdered?

  

  Nobel winner's body to be exhumed for investigation Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Lasesana
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• Supervenience of the Social?

  

  I have found it appealing to try to think of the macro-micro relation in terms of the idea of supervenience (link). Supervenience is a concept that was develope... Read more

  The 18 February 2013 by   Dlittle30
  

• Black Holes of Davida: Michael Bloomberg

  

  Since Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York City, my hometown and current city of residence, since I was seven years old, he’s the only mayor I can reall... Read more

  The 18 February 2013 by   Starofdavida
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• Can Genetically Modified Food Save Lives?

  

  Slate has posted a compelling case for genetically modified foods. In the last 12 years, over 8 million children have died of vitamin A deficiency. The culprit... Read more

  The 18 February 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• Hugo Chavez Returns to Venezuela

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday made a surprise return to the country from Cuba after more than two months following a comprehensive cancer... Read more

  The 18 February 2013 by   Azharnadeem
  

• DAILY PHOTO: Akihabara in Tokyo, Japan

  

  Tokyo’s Electronics DistrictAkihabara is where one goes to find the latest in high-tech gadgets. I was there in 2008, about exactly 48 hours before the... Read more

  The 17 February 2013 by   Berniegourley
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