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Global Village

Centenary of Influence -- Undervalued By Mainstream

David Tereshchuk | Posted 02.18.2012 | Media
Read More: Timothy Leary, Tom Wolfe, Lewis Lapham, Medium-Is-the-Message, Marshall McLuhan, Media Criticism, Global Village, Media, Media News
David Tereshchuk

This declining year has been the centennial of Marshall McLuhan's birth -- the man who was, if not the father or godfather, then at least our leading prophet of media-driven political and social change.

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I Have a Dream: Diversity (VIDEO)

Walden Davis | Posted 10.26.2011 | Impact
Read More: Social Justice, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Global Village, Diversity, Udhr, Mlk, Impact News
Walden Davis

Today, in the 21st century, King's dream and the UDHR's articles of human rights are still only partially met here at home in the "land of the free" and around the world.

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Raising Wholesome Children in Today's Culture: 10 Tips for Parents

Lori Day | Posted 08.15.2011 | Women
Read More: Girls, Healthy Living News, Michael Thompson, Kids, Children, Pam Allyn, Raising Children, Peggy Orenstein, Healthy Children, Wholesome Children, Global Village, Boys, Parenting, Culture, Women News
Lori Day

Following the publication of my recent Huffington Post article, "It's Time for the Global Village to Stand Up for Our Children," I feel much less alon...

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Shanghai's World Expo: The Curtain Falls

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Corruption, Cultural Diversity, Neotony, Pavillions, Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai, Beijing, Shanghai Subway, Mobilization of Resources, Propaganda, Public Diversity, Architecture, China, Hai Bao, Long Lines, Shanghai Expo, Global Village, Chinese Factionalisim, Civil Society, Harmonious Society, Wen Jiabao, World News
Tom Doctoroff

In the end, Shanghai's World Expo was not an international event. It was orchestrated as a domestic power display, in the same vein as the country's 60th anniversary military parade and this fall's Asian Games.

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