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Health Care Fraud in a Broken System
Part 1 in a 2 Part Series The news is awash with headlines that paint a grim picture of healthcare in the United States. From the politicizing of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) to the Veteran Affairs scandal, and now new reports that rank the US dead last in […]
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Nightfall in Nigeria, starring Boko Haram
When Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali wrote the classic ‘Nightfall in Soweto’, perhaps he had peeked far into the future and seen the exact similarities between his protagonist and Boko Haram in all their deviousness. When he wrote, “a murderous hand, lurking in the shadows, clasping the dagger, strikes down the helpless […]
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Pacific warriors refuse to drown, take a stand on climate change
As the world grapples with hot debates, climate change deniers and campaigners – there are those of us taking a stand and acting on climate change. A group of Pacific youth are refusing to allow rising sea levels to force them out of their homes and have taken up arms […]
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Social Inequality in Brazil: The People, Politics and the World Cup
This post was written by Victoria Livingstone and posted on Fair Observer. You can find the original post here. Brazilians are unified in their frustration with the government before the World Cup. On May 20, bus drivers in São Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, went on strike, closing 11 major terminals and […]
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Volunteering at the Sydney Olympics: tangible legacy or distant memory?
The Sydney 2000 Olympics was arguably the first time that Olympic volunteers received not only local, but also highly visible international recognition. However, volunteering at international sporting events is not a novel concept. It is a practice that is strongly intertwined with the Olympic story, dating back to the very […]