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Don’t Destroy Your Home (and Other Ideas on Happiness)
Written by Max Webster
The notion that economic growth is inherently beneficial for society is deeply entrenched dogma in the United States. The primary (indeed, almost sole) metrics of our nation’s health and success are economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the total value of all nationally produced goods and services, and […]
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In the Face of a Receding Lake, Water Conflict at the Ethiopia-Kenya Border
Written by ArriannaMarie
The Kenyan government has decided to send 200 additional reserve troops to the Kenya-Ethiopia border in response to Ethiopian militia attacks in the Turkana. At present, tensions are high following the killing of a Kenyan police reservist at the hands of Ethiopian militiamen. This occurs less than a year after […]
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Democracy in India – The Road Ahead
Written by Parthajit Dasgupta
The democracy is at the ‘crossroads’ and it is time for the ‘silent majority’ to speak up.
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Open Knowledge Festival: Who is Going to Finland?
Written by Future Challenges team
The first Open Knowledge festival is coming up in Helsinki from 17 to 22 September, and Future Challenges wanted to send one writer to Finland to represent our community at this important event. We wanted to find someone with a great desire and the skills to go and make a good impression on behalf […]
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What colors work well with gray? Chişinău breaks out of the Soviet Mould
Written by Alexandru Firus
What lays further East, beyond the borders of the European Union, is often a black hole for the Western World. The Republic of Moldova is a prime example of a state that doesn’t say a great deal to many of us. The area was consistently under the rule of various […]
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Budapest in Warsaw?
Written by zakowiecki
‘Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply convinced that the day of our success will come, that Warsaw will be like Budapest.’ Jarosław Kaczyński on election night, 9th October 2011 Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the Law and Justice party, the main opposition group in Poland, is well known for his […]
