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Choosing fear over kids

Only the U.S. and Somalia have refused to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child As a global treaty designed to protect children around the world celebrated its 20th anniversary last month, the United States found itself … Continue reading

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Poor turnout

The Guinness World Record for the largest mobilization of human beings was recently broken when 173 million people demanded that their governments eradicate extreme poverty around the world. But U.S. media barely noted the call and San Francisco’s event had … Continue reading

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