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An Epidemic Of Apathy Toward World Affairs

Adora Svitak | Posted 08.15.2011 | Impact
Read More: Awareness, Charity, World Affairs, Do Good, Prius, Donation, Activism, Shallow, Apathy, Charitable, Adora Svitak, World Issues, Current Affairs, Impact, Superficial, Adora, Impact News
Adora Svitak

We try to live in a bubble of Priuses and occasional donations, shopping trips to buy sustainably made $40 shorts with our friends, conversations about school events and neighborhood redecorations.

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Gaddafi's Loyal-ish Translator

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: World News Libyan Leader, Civil War, Middle East, Libyan Translator, Mad Dog, Protests, UN General Assembly, Translator Collapse, Libyan Leader, Libya, Benghazi, Rats and Cat, Translator, Tripoli, Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Stephen Colbert, Lockerbie Bomber, Egypt Revolution, Satire, Hallucinatory Drugs, Foreign Affairs, Colbert Report, Comedy, Lockerbie, Humor, Osama Bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, Jon Stewart, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Political Satire, Current Affairs, Comedy News
MP Nunan

I've been a fan of Gaddafi's translator since September 2009 -- when he screamed, "I can't take it any more" and collapsed while translating Gaddafi's speech before the UN General Assembly.

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Demonstrators Overthrow Al Jazeera

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Egypt Protests, Television, Emir of Qatar, Egypt Revolution, Bbc, Middle East, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Protests, Mubarak, Al Jazeera, Algeria, Censorship, State Department, Bahrain, Qatar, Aid, Producer, Cable, Revolution, Analysis, Foreign Affairs, Comedy Central Policy, Humor, Correspondent, Nbc, Letterman, Field Producer, Policy, Egypt, Network, Columnist, Media, Anderson Cooper, Leno, Uprising, Comedy Writer, Satire, Protest, Aid-Work, Cable News, Development, Comedy, Stewart, Reporter, Colbert, Writer, Yemen, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Fake News, Television Reporter, Ngo, Cnn, Foreign Correspondent, Cairo, Current Affairs, News, Non-Governmental Organization, International, Comedy News
MP Nunan

(Doha, Qatar) - In the latest twist to the wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, demonstrators have overthrown the Al Jazeera television ...

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So You Say You Want a Revolution?

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Egypt Protests, John McCain, Yemen, Alexandria, Social Networking, US State Department, Twitter, Democracy, Tunisia Riots, Dictatorship, Facebook, Green Revolution, Suez, Tunisia Protests, Cairo, Egypt, Saffron Revolution, Cnn, Saudi Arabia, Iran Protests, Protest, Beatles, Mubarak, Breaking Politics News, Rose Revolution, Current Affairs, Orange Revolution, Comedy News
MP Nunan

Take a look at this handy chart covering a smattering of recent revolutions, militant movements, terror groups and insurgencies to see how others have tried to topple a government!

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Important Progress for Farm Animals in Ohio

Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Factory Farming, Current Affairs, Legislation, Gene Baur, Eggs, Ballot Initiative, Campaigns, Agribusiness, Chickens, Ohio Ballot Initiative, Volunteers, News and Updates, Downed Animals, Pigs, Cattle, Law, Confinement, Impact News
Gene Baur

Over the past year, more than 500,000 Ohio citizens signed a petition aimed at placing an initiative on the statewide ballot this November to ban cruel factory farming practices.

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The Power on Your Plate

Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Environment, Factory Farming, Current Affairs, Gene Baur, Veganism, United Nations, Science, Agribusiness, Global Warming, Climate Change, Veg for Life, News and Updates, Green News
Gene Baur

We can each exercise a large degree of control over what we eat, and by making food choices that are consistent with our own values and interests, we can make the world a better place.

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Time to Dig Deep for the Animals

Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Factory Farming, Current Affairs, Legislation, Gene Baur, Eggs, Ballot Initiative, Washington, Campaigns, What Activists Are Up To, Agribusiness, Veal, Chickens, Dc, Ohio Ballot Initiative, News and Updates, Pigs, Cattle, Proposition 2, Confinement, Impact News
Gene Baur

Seven U.S. states have now enacted legislation to reform inhumane factory farming systems. But agribusiness officials in Ohio and their legislative cronies have vehemently opposed basic humane reforms.

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