The end of the Iraq War marks a victory for progressives, but tough work lies ahead.
America and the World
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My “Friend” Is Travelling with Me
What’s the state of LGBT rights in Africa?
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DRAFT 21st century slaves
Most of the news media attention to modern-day trafficking and slavery has been on sex trafficking: international sex slavery and tourism, which Nicholas Kristof has so diligently covered; sex trafficking into the U.S., in which women who hoped to work here legitimately were, instead, kept under armed guard and sold in massage parlors, strip clubs, […]
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Fearless in Uganda
The closet is “the worst place to be. Worse than jail.”
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Britain Hesitates
David Cameron’s veto of an EU integration plan reveals England’s deep skepticism about the union.
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From London, With Angst
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy chronicles the last days of Britain as a superpower.
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All in the Family: Teens, Sex, & Politics
Don’t overestimate the power of the LGBT movement.
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Obama Smacks Down Charges of Appeasement
“Ask Osama Bin Laden and the 22 out of 30 top Al Qaeda leaders who have been taken off the field whether I engage in appeasement.”
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The Wrong Fix
The deal to save the eurozone will hurt countries that can afford it the least.
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Starving Homophobia
Is it right to deny foreign aid to countries that discriminate against gays and lesbians?