Six Ideas That Will Shape the World in 2010
New York — There are no iPods in this report. There are also no digital e-readers, no flat-screen televisions, no snowblowers, or lawn mowers…
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The Safety Geeks Who Rescue Us Before Disaster Happens
The best indication that John Drengenberg has been doing his job well, for 40 years, is that you’ve never heard of him. Most of…
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Nation-Building At Home, In the Classroom
Portland, Ore. — Six sophomores at Grant High School sit, shoulders slumping slightly, before two lawyers. The room fills with nervous expectation. Here, the…
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Sitting Down With Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected Liberia’s president in 2005, she inherited a country wrecked by civil war and began to transform it. Today,…
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He’s Got the Law (Literally) In His Hands
Six years after a civil war that killed 250,000 and displaced hundreds of thousands more, justice is at the top of Liberia’s list of…
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Charles Taylor Trial Gets Mixed Reviews in Liberia
During four months of testimony, Charles Taylor, the former leader of Liberia, denied committing war crimes. He said he was the victim of a…
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Post 9/11, Americans Say Muslims Face Most Discrimination
But many also see Islam as a violent religion, according to a Pew Forum survey. New York — Eight years after the terrorist attacks…
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The “Last Column” of 9/11
New York — New York City struck its first notes of memorial solemnity this week, returning an icon of the 9/11 attacks to ground…
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How an LA Gang Leader, Saved By Books, Uses Arts to Help Others
Poet Luis Rodriguez created Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and bookstore to help save others. Luis Rodriguez is not particularly interested in genesis stories. This…
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How Charities Harness Social Media
Mr. Harrison is the founder of Charity: Water, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing clean water to impoverished villages in Africa. In January, he got…
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