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Where Will Hunger Strike?

Where Will Hunger Strike?

A look at countries whose food supplies are imperiled-and others on the precipice. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...

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Is Education the Great Equalizer?

Is Education the Great Equalizer?

When girls aren't well-represented in school, does the gender gap trickle into adulthood? Equal access to education for girls and boys...

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What Renewable Energy Sources Is The World Using?

What Renewable Energy Sources Is The World Using?

Who's generating the most electricity from renewable sources-and which ones are they using? As of 2006, only about 18 percent of the energy...

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The State of the Planet

The State of the Planet

As we head into the last year of the two thousand aughts, we take a look at some of the numbers that shaped our lives this past year.  Thanks...

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Burning Fuel

Burning Fuel

The average car vs. the average human Cars use gas to power themselves, just as people use food. And energy is energy, no matter where you get...

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Seeking Refuge

Seeking Refuge

Wars, famine, and natural disasters are just a few of the reasons people are forced to leave their homes and flee their countries. Around the...

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The Three-Trillion-Dollar War: Its Cost In Ten Steps

The Three-Trillion-Dollar War: Its Cost In Ten Steps

In 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld estimated that a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq War...

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The Hidden Cost of War

The Hidden Cost of War

In 2003, Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is more than 10...

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