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Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Africa: Can January Makamba Be the Next President of Tanzania?
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Crimean Crisis Escalates Further
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It
A Mood Is Not A Movement: Five Ideas For The Anti-Trump Forces
Mason Professors, Graduates Take Active Role in Latin American Conflicts
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
The challenge of violent extremism
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
Tunisia’s Elections Seal Transition, Raise Fears of Old Regime
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
Hurricane Joaquin: Another Word for Climate Change
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Why Protest? And What’s Next: Truth-Telling and Reconciliation for Ferguson and Beyond
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
Honoring National Service in War and Peace
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Tour Guide
How to save the American Dream
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
The case for compulsory voting
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
خبير في النزاعات الدولية: ترامب سيبيع الورقة السورية لبوتين (حوار)
How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption
Embracing Healthier Communities Through Clean Energy
Working for world peace here at home
An alternative to the World Bank and IMF
Climate crisis and the will to act
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Obama Thinks Too Small on Climate Change
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Coup-Speak Speaking
Voices: In midst of war, life goes on for Syrian kids
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Transforming a Nation
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Reading Dr Ambedkar as a narrative for social change
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Proof Nuclear Energy Is a Huge Security Risk
Doing away with food deserts in the District
Libya: A failed state or a failed government?
Syrian Ramadan at the Edge of War
From protests to politics, a new way forward for Yemen
Syria's Next Generation
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Politics and Language: Dimension Beyond Words
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
A Callous Disregard for the Law
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
What Secretary Clinton Does Not Recognize About Egypt’s Anti-Regime Protests
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Republicans want to fight climate change, too
The Ugly Reality Of Islamophobia (And How Catholics Should Stand Up Against It)
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
The Green Wave washes over a movement in hibernation
یەریڤان سەعید، توێژەر لە پەیمانگای وڵاتانی كەنداو لە واشنتۆن:
Hillel Event Bridges Israeli-Palestinian Gap
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Climate Change Is An Immediate Threat
Mirëdita Dobar Dan Festival in Belgrade: We Stuck our Foot in the Open Door
Our moral obligations in Somalia
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Peace – practical, not fanciful
Detroit On The Brink
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
Armenian, Azeri experts' Karabakh settlement recommendations
Jordan Valley essential for a viable Palestinian state
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
Monk-Turned-Street Artist Paints the Homeless to Teach New Yorkers Compassion
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Should Be Lifted For Humanitarian Goods
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
Education in Tanzania: Losing the Future
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
Don't forget Malaysia
Congress Must Tax Fossil Fuels
Crisis management system for Japan and China
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
Students discuss effects of Charlie Hebdo shooting
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
Overnight Crimean Crisis Hits Stalemate
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
Washington Area Students Weigh in on South Sudan Conflict
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
The ISIS takeover of Ramadi means hard choices face the Iraqi and US governments
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Dialogue, satire and the attack on Charlie Hebdo
Addressing divide between communities and police
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
China and Japan REALLY Don’t Like Each Other
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
People to People Contact
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
In America, domestic extremists are a bigger risk than foreign terrorism
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Bosnia Back on the Brink: Ukraine can learn from Bosnia's failed socioeconomic policies
Congress Better Listen to the Pope on Climate Change
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The Noxious Origins of NYC Gentrification: Cooking Gas
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
Go After Super Pollutants
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
America’s litmus test on Syria
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Review: Free Burma
Terrorism and Development
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Needed: Social Engineering?
Yeni Bir Toplumsal Sozlesme Arayisi
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Americans have had enough conflict
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
UVA Gives Diversity Awards to Longtime Professors McDowell and Dukes
Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Deadly challenge of keeping Syria health-care workers safe
When soldiers commit murder
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
Options for Action in Syria
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Egypt: Revolution or bust
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
A new look at climate change
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Future of Crimean Tartar Muslims Hangs in the Balance
How Peer Pressure Brought Australia on Board Climate Fund
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Universities More Moderate than Believed
The Meaning of Freedom
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
We can't let climate change turn droughts, flash floods and mudslides into the new normal
We're Unfair to Draft-Card Burners
Somalia on the Brink
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Final Frontier on Carbon Emissions: Food
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Why Americans Are Ready to Pay More Money for Cleaner Energy
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
5 Ways We Should Radically Reconsider War
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges
Ending the Exploitation of People and the Planet
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
The three-ring circus of American politics
Insight Policing and the Role of the Civilian in Police Accountability
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Shank and Powell: Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector
Explosion of the Sacred
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
Syria Conflict Panel
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
Stop atrocities before they start
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
The highest high and the lowest low: Colombian’s NO to the peace agreement or how to deeply hurt hope in 24 hours or less
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Bosnia: Stabilization Stalled in Negative Peace
Women in Combat
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
A Budget for Working America
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Democratic Party looks like America
Working for Peace in the Age of Trump
The Art of Appeasement, Part I Unraveling a Patchwork of Improvised Disaster
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Protecting America's Clean Drinking Water
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
What Pope Francis Will Say to America This Week
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
Hamas Advocating Dialogue Through Children’s Cartoon?
Promoting peace, locally and globally
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
Robert C. Koehler: Healthy conflict creates resilient communities
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Mason/EMU alum Michael Shank works with media to tell the story of climate change
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Election campaigns and the politics of performance
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
Conflict-sensitive Repatriation: Lessons from Displaced Communities in North-eastern Nigeria
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Crashing in America
Politics and the city – the battle over Istanbul’s Gezi park
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
What Egypt Can Learn from the “Swine Flu” Scare
Roads: Getting Them Done
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Post-Mubarak Egypt: From successful protest to sustainable social transformation
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
Climate change denial — the dangerous lie
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Crimean Tatars Fear for Their Safety After Crimea’s Annexation to Russia
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
Realising peace potential of constitution
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Why Congress Needs to Act Now On Super-Pollutants
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Post-Election Ferguson: Bipartisan Congress to Demilitarize Police
Ineffective tightening of sanctions on Iran
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
The Bo Xilai Verdict: Everybody Wins
Rep. Charles Rangel: Let's slow down the next superstorm
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Politics Unusual
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.
An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Why World Leaders Are Starting to Eat Garbage
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
Hamas Should Be Part of Middle East Peace Talks
A Caution Against Framing Syria as an Assad-Opposition Dichotomy
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Creating Resilient Communities
Collaboration with China is preferable to containment
Is America turning into a failed state?
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
Cyclone Pam Is Just the Start
Letter to the Editor: Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Behind the Headlines: Israeli Arab's Water Project May Aid Regional Cooperation
Civility: The Way We Drive
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Fed Up With Climate Change Apathy
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Indian Point: Past Its Expiration Date
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
The Indoctrination Myth
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Iraqi Kurdistan fears Maliki returning to power
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
Don't Let China Dominate: When it comes to renewable energy, China is trumping the U.S.
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
Measuring the cost of violence
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
What Are the Rules of War?
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
How sustainability should shape the American diet
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Bible Texts Misused in Rumsfeld Reports, Religious Leaders Say
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Couple Spend Their Wedding Money on Street Children, End up in an Egyptian Prison
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
How Germans Go Green
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Why US and Chinese cities will make or break any global climate deal
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Art Student Set to Send ‘Transformative’ Project Up in Flames on Mason Pond
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Dirty Energy Dollars
Unholy Media Malpractice: The press totally missed the point of Bernie Sanders' trip to the Vatican.
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Meat Alert
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Dirt on Our Hands
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
America's police are looking more and more like the military
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
Because National Governments Won't, Cities Are Pushing Zero-Energy Buildings
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
Displaced by Genocide, Mason Student Plans to Help Other Refugees
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
How to fix our police departments
Dismissal of Evidence Affected Paris Agreement
Cost of inaction will be great
On “The Mystery of Capital”
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism

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