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Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
A Budget for Working America
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Egypt frees U.S. charity worker Aya Hijazi from prison
Terrorism and Development
America’s litmus test on Syria
The inclusion of women in the peacemaking process
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
US Lawmaker Urges Egypt to Release Dual Citizen
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Syria's Next Generation
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Syria Conflict Panel
America's Water Supply Is Going Down the Drain
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Politics Unusual
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Crashing in America
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Keeping the Keys: The Rise of the Palestinian Diplomatic Intifada
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Minimum wage war reaches tipping point
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Indignados de Wall Street, ¿el Tea Party de la izquierda?
Somalia on the Brink
Roads: Getting Them Done
American Aid Worker, Release Secured by Trump Officials, Leaves Egypt
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Detroit On The Brink
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Aziz Abu Sarah Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Richard Solomon Proved Sport Matters through the ‘Ping-Pong’ Diplomacy, and George Mason University is Poised to Tell Us How
The Indoctrination Myth
A picture of hope and courage
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Egypt: Revolution or bust
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
The Meaning of Freedom
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Addressing divide between communities and police
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
The three-ring circus of American politics
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Confronting Homeland Security's 'SSSS' Watch List
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Democratic Party looks like America
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Myanmar Fighting Poses Dilemma for China
Awakening the Demons: There is no Arab Spring coming to Iraq. But sectarian protests could tear this fragile country apart.
Crisis management system for Japan and China
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Cost of inaction will be great
Next Up in Somalia’s Fragile Transition: Bridge Political Divides
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
Women in Combat
An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Obama's Middle East Speech: The Message Was Not Received
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
State Department Should Speak Out For Aya Hijazi, US Human Rights Defender In Egypt Prison
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Israelis and Palestinians -- rage, fear and misunderstanding
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
A new look at climate change
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Civility: The Way We Drive
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
How I learned to forgive my brother’s murderers
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
In Israel, the Rent Is Too Damn High
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
How to save the American Dream
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
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Today, I join Khader Adnan’s hunger strike – will you?
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Is America turning into a failed state?
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
What Are the Rules of War?
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
How Germans Go Green
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Busting the Biofuels Boom
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Senators Welcome Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian-American Aya Hijazi
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Go After Super Pollutants
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Activists: Release of Detainees in Syria Crucial to Peace Process
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
The World Does Not Need a Jewish Ann Coulter: An Open Letter To Ben Shapiro.
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Climate crisis and the will to act
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
Measuring the cost of violence
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Teach, model, grow and live in empathy to build world peace, says interfaith expert Marc Gopin at Frontier Luncheon
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Rubenstein, Faculty Member of the Year, took time to find his calling
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Settler Turned Peace Activist Now Occupies Wall Street: Kobi Skolnick Puts Jewish Stamp on Protest, Not Just on Holidays
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Transforming a Nation
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Conference on Activist H. Thurman Held on ‘9/11’ Anniversary
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Semites Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose But your Conflict
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
When soldiers commit murder
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
A Strike Against Israel
Fulbright Scholars Offer Tips to Win the Prize
Working for world peace here at home
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
A Westside Story: Through the Eyes of a Sandtown Child!
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Conflict as an opportunity
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Unclenched Fists
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Trump 'ordered Sisi' to release US-Egyptian charity worker
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Meat Alert
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Dirty Energy Dollars
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
U.S. Couple Held In Egyptian Prison For 1 Year Over Unfounded Child Abuse
62nd Anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Deportation “Protest Meeting” in Simferopol, Crimea Went By Peacefully
How to fix our police departments
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Americans have had enough conflict
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
To finally see the invisible Israelis before our eyes
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
The challenge of violent extremism
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Options for Action in Syria
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Making Nonviolent Statecraft into a Self-Evident Truth
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
Dirt on Our Hands
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Peace – practical, not fanciful

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