Gunter Grass: Upsetting Israel
Around Gunter Grass' recent poem about Israel, the storm continues to rage. In the general excitement, what the poem actually says has tended to get lost.
Apr 11, 2012
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Margaret Jones
Silent Tongues; Languages Lost Around the World
About ten languages disappear from our world every year, but do we understand how much we are really losing?
Nov 30, 2011
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Kathleen Szeluga
Q&A with Director of China's Foremost Site on its New Facelift
People's Daily Online, the most authoritative news site in China, inaugurates a brand new English-language edition, aiming to better serve alien netizens
Aug 21, 2011
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Zhenyu Li
The Norwegian Bombing: The Irrationality of Rationality
Like Timothy McVeigh, Anders Breivik also had a grievance. And like McVeigh, Breivik too, was rational.
Jul 24, 2011
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Christopher Gerdes
Following in Nelson Mandela's Lofty Footsteps
Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18 celebrates the accomplishments of the freedom fighter while promoting the perpetuation of his life's work.
Jul 15, 2011
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Alexis J Hyatt
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