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Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
America’s litmus test on Syria
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Instead of Gray’s Raise D.C., Michelle Rhee’s book: Let’s take a truly radical approach to school reform
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
The costly errors of America's wars
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
As China’s Economy Falters, Military Parade Offers Chance to Burnish Image
Women in Combat
How to Pull Yemen Back from the Edge
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Somalia on the Brink
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Detroit On The Brink
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
The challenge of violent extremism
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
How to save the American Dream
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Is America turning into a failed state?
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Turkey’s once-worldly aims falter, even close allies concerned
America's Water Supply Is Going Down the Drain
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Post Eurozone crisis, how to increase a country's resilience to risk
George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization- 72Africa
A new look at climate change
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Transforming a Nation
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Crashing in America
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Go After Super Pollutants
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Democratic Party looks like America
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Terrorism and Development
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Review: Free Burma
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Civil Society Is Faltering In This Middle East Nation
Is Yemen’s power struggle over?
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
World Bank needs Jeffrey Sachs
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Measuring the cost of violence
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Dignity for Iran equals an Iran free of nuclear weapons
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
How to fix our police departments
What Are the Rules of War?
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Needed: Social Engineering?
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
America cannot afford such inequality
Essebsi Must Work With Islamists to Ensure Tunisia’s Transition
Busting the Biofuels Boom
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Climate crisis and the will to act
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
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The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Americans have had enough conflict
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Somalia Needs a War on Poverty
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Roads: Getting Them Done
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
The Indoctrination Myth
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Congress makes Elmo cry by defunding Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
Syria Conflict Panel
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
Meat Alert
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
Dirt on Our Hands
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Our moral obligations in Somalia
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
A Budget for Working America
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Dirty Energy Dollars
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
The Next Step for Myanmar
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
The Price of Abandoning Yemen
Stop atrocities before they start
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Cyprus – the drama unfolds
Options for Action in Syria
The three-ring circus of American politics
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Interview: Zheng Wang
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Addressing divide between communities and police
Yemen Can't Do It Alone
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
When soldiers commit murder
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
On “The Mystery of Capital”
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Working for world peace here at home
Cost of inaction will be great
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states

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