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Koch Bro. Linked To Big Publication

NSFWCorp | Yasha Levine | Posted 05.16.2013 | Media
Read More: Ken Lerer, Ben Smith, Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Mercatus Center, Koch Brothers, Charles Koch, Economic Freedom Project, George Mason University, Buzzfeed, Charles Koch Institute, Richard Fink, Arianna Huffington, Koch-Brothers, Media News

Our story begins late last week when I got a tweet from @AlphaInvictus telling me to go check ...

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Classic Looks Remain Trendy at George Mason University

CollegeFashionista | Posted 04.04.2013 | Style
Read More: University, Style, George Mason, Collegefashionista, College Fashionista, George Mason University, College Fashion, College Style, Gmu, Style News
CollegeFashionista

The majority of students tend to crave fashion-forward pieces but are reminded of the key importance to wearing versatile and comfortable pieces that can transition from class to work to night out.

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Classic Looks Remain Trendy at George Mason University

CollegeFashionista | Posted 04.02.2013 | Style
Read More: University, Style, College, Collegefashionista, George Mason University, College Fashion, Fashion, Celebrity Style, Gmu, Style News
CollegeFashionista

I would describe Mason fashion as classic chic with a hint of urban flare. Students walk around campus in typical east coast preppy attire but they make it their own by adding pieces that brighten the outfit and add texture.

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Corporations, pro-business nonprofits foot bill for judicial seminars

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics
Read More: Bp, Pfizer, George Mason University, Politics, Northwestern University, Koch Brothers, Judges, Exxonmobil, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Chris Young, Reity O'Brien and Andrea Fuller March 28, 2013 This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a no...

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International Corporate Volunteering: Rapidly Growing Trend to Advance People, Planet, Profits

Alice Korngold | Posted 05.04.2013 | Impact
Read More: Emirates, Sap, CDC Development Solutions, Glaxosmithkline, Merck, International Corporate Volunteering, George Mason University, John Deere, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ibm, Pfizer, Pepsico, Dr. Angel Cabrera, Impact News
Alice Korngold

The best way for companies to design and implement global pro bono programs that maximize the benefits of their ICV programs is through partnerships and collaboration.

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NRA Response to New Jersey Shooting of 3 Police Officers: More Guns?

Michael Shank | Posted 12.28.2012 | Crime
Read More: National Peace Academy, Southeast Washington DC, Sandy Hook, Spirit Level, Inequality, Nonviolence, Equality Trust, US Peace Index, Guns, Economist Intelligence Unit, Nra, French American Global Forum, Harvard, Preventing Violence, Michael Shank, National Rifle Association, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Anacostia, Assault Weapons Ban, Bureau-of-Alchol-Tobacco-Firearms-and-Explosives, James Gilligan, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Richard Florida, Connecticut School Shooting, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Poverty, Atf, Brady Campaign, Crime News
Michael Shank

How would the NRA, who suggested after the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut that we provide armed guards in every school across America, at a cost of nearly $8 billion per year, respond to New Jersey's shooting?

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Tyler Kingkade

George Mason Profs Launch Innovative Online University

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.08.2012 | College
Read More: Video, Tyler Cowen Mruniversity, Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution University, Mruniversity George Mason, Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution, George Mason University, Mruniversity-George-Mason, Moocs, Alex Tabarrok Mruniversity, College News

Two George Mason University economics professors are teaching on a new campus: in the cloud. Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok have launched MRUniversi...

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Fiscal Cliff: Public Sector Workers Should Be Very Afraid

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.05.2012 | Business
Read More: Video, Congress, Gdp, Fiscal Cliff Layoffs, Federal Aviation Administration, George Mason University, Fiscal Cliff Government Jobs, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sequestration, Business News

If America falls off the fiscal cliff, there’s going to be a hell to pay, and fewer workers to pay too. Around 277,000 public sector workers wil...

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The Top 3 Security Threats the UN General Assembly Must Address

Michael Shank | Posted 11.28.2012 | World
Read More: Religion, Islam, Africa, Somalia, United Nations, China, Global Warming, Netherlands, Climate Change, Food Security, French American Global Forum, Freedom of Speech, Sustainable Agriculture, Michael Shank, Danish Cartoons, Ambassador, Carbon Emissions, Muslims, Dutch Films, Benghazi, Vegetarianism, Drought, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Libya, India, Farming, Denmark, World News
Michael Shank

What we say, do, and eat has global implications, and on these three major security frontiers we must do better: religious, food and climate security. Each of us has a role to play, and each of us is capable of making a difference.

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Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa

Michael Shank | Posted 11.06.2012 | Politics
Read More: Democratic Convention, Lgbt, Democratic National Convention, Gender, Tampa, Mitt Romney, Dnc 2012, Democratic Party, Transgender, Michael Shank, Muslim, Diversity, Anacostia, Women, African American, Republican Convention, Charlotte, George Mason University, Paul Ryan, Dnc, North Carolina, Politics News
Michael Shank

The Democratic Party continues to be the party of hope and change, but not in the way you think. People are hopeful because this party represents the changing face of America. We are a different people now than we were in the 1800s, or even the 1900s, and we require a party that gets that, that reflects that.

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Sikh Killings, Mosque Burnings and Iran Sanctioning: America's Bullying Epidemic

Michael Shank | Posted 10.10.2012 | Politics
Read More: National Peace Academy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Sikh Temple Shooting, Muslim Americans, Iran Sanctions, Iraq, Missouri, Wade Michael Page, Michael Shank, Shock and Awe, US Department of Education, Mosque Burning, Wisconsin, Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus, James Holmes, LGBT Rights, Rep Mike Honda, George Mason University, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Sikh Americans, Bullying, Cuba, Anti-Bullying, Politics News
Michael Shank

We know from the countless stories of many marginalized American communities -- from LGBT communities to Latino immigrants -- that bullying is practiced, promulgated and promoted in America. Why are we so good at it?

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Why the Gun Control Debate Doesn't Do Justice to Colorado Killings

Michael Shank | Posted 09.19.2012 | Politics
Read More: National Peace Academy, Violence, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Institute for Economics and Peace, Aurora, US Peace Index, Colorado, Theatre Shooting, Virginia Tech, Governor Bill Owens, Michael Shank, National Rifle Association, Columbine, Gun Control, James Holmes, George Mason University, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Dark Knight Rises Shooting 2012, Dark Knight Rises Shooting, Politics News
Michael Shank

The tragic Colorado theater shooting must stimulate a debate on more than mere gun control. Here's why.

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Viral Outbreak At George Mason

AP | Posted 08.21.2012 | College
Read More: George Mason University, George Mason University Illness, George Mason University Stomach Flu, George Mason University Stomach Bug, College News

FAIRFAX, Va. — A likely outbreak of what's commonly called stomach flu caused about 40 students staying at George Mason University to become sic...

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Study: State Would See More Job Creation From Renewables

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 06.25.2012 | Green
Read More: Renewable Energy Jobs, Clean Energy Jobs, Renewable Energy Job Creation, Video, Green Jobs, George Mason University Renewables Study, George Mason University, Clean Energy, Renewable-Energy, Fossil Fuel Job Creation, Green News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Pursuing a portfolio of renewable power sources such as solar, biomass and wind power to satisfy Virginia's energy appetite thr...

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How the $640,000,000 Might Have Ruined Your Life

William Rose | Posted 06.02.2012 | College
Read More: Greed, Lottery, Homelessness, Values, Money, Mega Millions Jackpot, Happiness, George Mason University, Mega Millions, Mega Millions Winner, Classism, Class Warfare, College News
William Rose

That's just the thing about winning the lottery: winning it makes you rich, not wealthy. There is no more honor in luck than there is happiness in money.

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Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman

Michael Shank | Posted 05.25.2012 | Crime
Read More: Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Florida, Institute for Economics and Peace, Louisiana, Violent Crime, Trayvon Martin, Inequality, US Peace Index, George Zimmerman, Nevada, Michael Shank, Incarceration, Racism, Policing, Homicide, George Mason University, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Tennessee, Crime News
Michael Shank

A bigger question that must also be asked is "Who is Florida?" We could ask a question about the direction America is headed on race and violence but let's stick to Florida for a moment.

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Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation

Michael Shank | Posted 05.20.2012 | World
Read More: National Peace Academy, Syria, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Ambassador Scobey, Ambassador Satterfield, Iraq, Sheikh Hassoun, Michael Shank, Damascus, Iran, President Bashar Al-Assad, Condoleezza Rice, George Mason University, Diplomacy, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, President George W. Bush, World News
Michael Shank

On Syria, there is a back-story from which the US should learn, lest it be repeated again. For years, long before the killing by President Bashar al-Assad's government began, the US preferred a policy with Damascus of disengagement. It is unclear why the White House pursued this.

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My John Updike

Stephanie Vanderslice | Posted 05.14.2012 | Books
Read More: Lee Smith, Marry Me, Trust Me, Faye Moskowitz, Charles Baxter, George Mason University, American Letters, Rabbit Books, Madison Smartt Bell, John Updike, Books News
Stephanie Vanderslice

John Updike would have been 79 this Sunday. When he died of lung cancer in January 2009 the Web lit up with tributes, and as I read them I remembered my own John Updike story.

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Why the World Bank Needs Jeff Sachs at the Helm

Michael Shank | Posted 05.02.2012 | World
Read More: Robert Zoellick, United Nations, World Bank, Larry Summers, Asia, Climate Change, Michael Shank, Ban Ki-Moon, George Mason University, Kathmandu, Timothy Geithner, Earth Institute, Portugal, Greece, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, National Peace Academy, Italy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Jeffrey Sachs, Institute for Economics and Peace, Africa, Latin America, Income Inequality, European Union, Jeff Sachs, The End of Poverty, Columbia University, Millennium Development Goals, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Hillary Clinton, Development, Poverty, Spain, Kenya, Jeffrey Sachs World Bank, World News
Michael Shank

Given the World Bank's focus on poverty, economics and climate, and given Sachs' wealth of experience in all three, there is no better candidate.

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Have America's Ballooning Health Care Costs Finally Turned A Corner?

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 03.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Dental Care, White House, Video, Insurance, Health Care Spending, President Barack Obama, George Mason University, Medicare, Health Insurance, Economic Growth, Health Care, Health Affairs, Emory University, Republicans, Business News

WASHINGTON — Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation's economy in 2010 after two back-to-bac...

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Arin Greenwood

Bryan Caplan, The Serenity Dad, Does Christmas

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.21.2011 | DC
Read More: Serenity Dad, Holidays, Tiger Mom, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, Economics, Bryan Caplan, Parenting During the Holidays, Bryan Caplan Serenity Parenting, Holiday Stress, Virginia, Video, Serenity Parenting, Holiday Parenting, Christmas, George Mason University, Amy Chua, Economist, Holiday Stress Tips, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Bryan Caplan, the George Mason University economist, espouses the world's least neurotic parenting philosophy: "serenity parenting." ...

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GMU Law School Puppies: Dog Therapy Eases Exam Stress

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2012 | DC
Read More: Stress, Virginia, Video, Education, Gps-Soul, Therapy Dogs, Puppies, George Mason University, Law School, DC News

WASHINGTON -- George Mason University's law students are snuggling away their stress with puppies. WTOP reports that the puppies have been coming to G...

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Cuccinelli On GMU Gun Ban: 'I Think They're Crazy'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2011 | DC
Read More: Second Amendment, Virginia, Video, Gun-Control, Gun Rights, Ken Cuccinelli, George Mason University, Rudolph DiGiacinto, George Mason University Gun Ban, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli assuaged a gathering of gun-rights activists at George Mason University, skewering the school's...

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Memo to Mississippi: State's Violence, Poverty and Education Levels Key to Saving Lives, Not Initiative 26

Michael Shank | Posted 01.07.2012 | Women
Read More: Michael Shank, US Peace Index, Iniatitive 26, Institute for Economics and Peace, Abortion, Pro-Life, Mississippi, National Peace Academy, George Mason University, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, The Hague, Women News
Michael Shank

If the State of Mississippi is ultimately trying to save lives with Initiative 26 and reduce its high teenage pregnancy rate -- one of the highest in America -- it should focus on prevention instead.

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Terror Threat? Climate Change Shrinking Plants and Animals Part of Bigger Global Security Threat

Michael Shank | Posted 12.19.2011 | Green
Read More: National Peace Academy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, House Foreign Affairs Committee, United Nations, Richard Branson, Pacific Islands, Maldives, Global Warming, China, Britain, Climate Change, France, p5, Michael Shank, Security Council, Ban Ki-Moon, Russia, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Christian Science Monitor, Palau, The Hague, Green News
Michael Shank

This week's announcement that climate change is shrinking plant and animal species and is likely to have a negative impact on human nutrition in the f...

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