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March 26, 2009

Poverty, Rebel Groups Push Poor Farmers To Drug Cultivation In India

by Dilnaz Boga, Counter Currents, India - India’s North Eastern state of Manipur is paying a high price for its proximity to the notorious Golden Triangle. A population of 2.4 million grapples with HIV/AIDS that stems out of a heroin addiction problem directly related to local poppy cultivation.

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The Radical Notion That Women Are People

by Andrea Bohnstedt, Star, Kenya - I was more than a little taken aback to read an article by a Peter Mutua on ‘The problem...
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Problems of Place: Do Quotas in China’s College Admissions System Reinforce Existing Inequalities?

by Yiqin Fu, Tea Leaf Nation, China/USA - Earlier this month, millions of Chinese students took the exam for which they had been preparing their...
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Arizona Drops Felony Charges Against Undocumented Immigrant

by Valeria Fernandez, New America Media, USA - Luz Ruiz Rascón noticed the signs as she stepped into her home. Missing lampshades, grease in the...
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Gezi generation joining Turkey’s Protests Made Up of Free Souls, Says Activist

by Barçın Yinanç, Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey - There are free people in Turkey but not-so-free public spaces in Turkey, according to a representative of...
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Pieces of Junk are the Choice in Crisis Time

by Valentina Ovalles R., El Universal, Venezuela - The González family was leaving the country. One fine day, on visit to the Museum of Transport,...
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