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Food insecurity rising as crop production falls
We must make anti-bullying a mainstream message
Arab Americans Organize with the ANSWER Coalition to Protest Trump Inauguration
Student Studies Connection of Abusive Treatment of Humans and Animals
A New Model for American Foreign Policy
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
Gun Bans Aren't the Only Answer to America's Violence Problem
Mason Student Studies Emerging Protest Culture Over Land Rights Conflicts in Cambodia
A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana
Direct Analytical Approach to Peacebuilding
Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!
What Are the Rules of War?
Violence and violence-containment's $460 billion price tag
Sorry, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya Crisis Is No Laughing Matter
Inspiring Curious Feminists: Reflections on Cynthia Enloe
'Less Violent' Does Not Have to Mean 'Apathetic'
Obama making up drone rules as he goes
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazi returns to US following Egypt court acquittal
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy?
When nature trumps nurture, we all lose
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
The U.S. Is No. 1 In Global Arms Sales
Our moral obligations in Somalia
After 900 days in pre-trial detention, campaigns call for release of Aya Hegazy
A Palestinian’s journey from stone-throwing to conflict resolution
Why the Kerry-Karzai Afghan Security Deal Won't Work
Jobs: A Human Right | Commentary
How to stop the stone-throwing in Anacostia
American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in Egypt
Rand Paul Got It Right on ISIS
The Ghailani Verdict - Susan Hirsch featured in the New York Times
Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Rituals of Gendered Violence: School Girl Kidnappings in Nigeria
Congress Should Scrutinize Pending Trade Pacts
Bernie Sanders vows to fight Islamophobia and 'ugly stain of racism' in the US
Germany's lesson for U.S. -- keep faith with workers
7 Ways Obama's U.N. Speech Revealed His Inconsistent Foreign Policy
Fallacy of a moderate mullah
We Must Revive the American Dream by Alleviating Poverty
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David N. Cicilline and Michael Shank: Global warming threatens R.I.
Soldiers Into Students: Veterans, Educators Try to Ease Transition
As New Threats Emerge, U.S. Closes Drone Base in Ethiopia
Transforming a Nation
Addressing DC's truancy epidemic
'Tribunal' Opens Hearings Into Mass Killings in Indonesia
Measuring the cost of violence
Hillary Clinton Asks Egypt’s President Sisi to Release Aya Hijazi
Tanzanian President’s Former Aide Plans Bid to Succeed Him
A Callous Disregard for the Law
UN climate change negotiations in Poland this week
Only catastrophes lead to the sharing of sovereignty
Feckless on Foreign Policy
Saudi in Yemen; It’s personal now
PCDN's Dr. Catalina Rojas awarded the prestigious SXSW Dewey Award for use of digital technology to help others
Why Congress Should Care About the Beepocalypse | Commentary
Female soldiers fight Pentagon in court for combat positions
Religion and Power Moving Forward into the Twenty-First Century
Why Qaddafi's Death Is Significant
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
The Audacity of Air Strikes and Secret Deals: Just making Isis grow stronger?
Woodbridge Resident Gains White House Internship
Expect Resource Wars With Exxon CEO At State Helm
UC Berkeley holds 6th annual TED conference, explores themes of wisdom, compassion
How to save the American Dream
Marijuana cartels and the Mafia
Keeping USAID: why the US shouldn’t cut off its nose
Donald Trump and the Politics of Personality: To Understand Trumpism, Look Abroad!
Palestinian, Jew give both sides on joint Jerusalem tours
Six leading Libyan women dominate Virginia conference on Libya
Africa Needs More from Obama than Promises
Free West Papua: Growing International Solidarity for a Forgotten Independence Movement
What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland
Resolute in uncertain times: peacebuilding in the new US administration
George Mason to cultivate global leaders
Counter-Revolutions and Evolutions: Lessons of Egypt and Iran
Is America turning into a failed state?
‘Lincoln’: Where was Frederick Douglass?
‘Don’t Disturb The Peace’: Post-Conflict Politics In Aceh, Indonesia
Slavery and Climate – There's More in Common Than You Think, Vatican Says
Bush's true legacy in Egypt
Search – Côte d’Ivoire wins the Prize of Excellency
Beyond the limits of counterterrorism: towards a peace and development agenda that can engage constructively with extremism
A New Approach to Dealing With Global Food Insecurity
Why Bernie Sanders is standing with Muslims
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
More record warmth means more flooding: Column
Five Steps America Must Take Now to Combat Climate Change
U.S. Credibility Around the World Damaged by Afghanistan War
Why We Heart Hurricanes: The Climate Change Connection
Lawmakers in Washington increasingly concerned about Ethiopia
Evolving policy in a changing world: Examining challenges and opportunities in the new US Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
Trump got Egypt to free an American prisoner. Here’s her story.
Administrative Referendum: A wakeup call for the ethno-political conflict in Darfur
The Harm in Hashtags
To stop sexual assault against women in the US military, add more women
WATCH: Bernie Sanders hugs Muslim student, vows to fight racism as Jew
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
Syria Conflict Panel
Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official
Political Discourse: A Family Affair
Bucolic Peekskill under attack: View
Turkey's Best Asset to Tackle ISIS: Ankara or America?
With Mike Duvall, Fall of Another ‘Family Values’ Crusader
Mason student starts ‘sustainable, reproducible’ businesses in war zones
Do We Need Dictatorship?
Sequester set to sock it to D.C.’s poorest
Aziz Abu Sarah – Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine
Afghan civil society calls for just peace
A peace-building response to the rise of 'Trumpism'
Responding to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Religious Freedom the Answer?
Why NFL's Washington Redskins needs renaming
In Oak Creek, Wis., hearts open to Sikhs after temple shooting
Egypt’s Street Children, Aya Hijazi, and Me
Terrorism and Development
Cost of inaction will be great
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Missing the mark on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at MLK Avenue
Mason Partners with Ghana-based African Peace Building Organization
Yemen needs action, not just talk
Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too
Gilbert gunman's rampage sheds light on extremism: Immigration issue is a beacon to neo-Nazis
Cardin Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Land Rights Have Become A Women's Issue Through Social Mobilization In Cambodia
Here's Why The U.S. Needs To Upgrade Economic Indicators
Tackling the most grave and serious global security threats
Who is Aya Hijazi, the American freed from jail in Egypt?
Obama Arrives in Kenya, on Personal and Official Journey
Peace is profitable: time for the US to invest
Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink
UN Small Arms Conference: Evaluation and Prospects
Somalia on the Brink
Adjunct Faculty Demand Change
A Fixable Problem for Our Society
No Immunity for US Troops: Why Hamid Karzai Punted to Loya Jirga
Saving District of Columbia’s Youth Court
The District’s Divide: Classism, Racism and the Re-Election of Marion Barry
Beyer Statement On Acquittal of Aya Hijazi and Her Co-Defendants in Egypt
Albany Gets "F" for Failing to Protect Tenants
Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?
Girls released from Boko Haram captivity rejected by society - new report
Dear Congress: Take Your Power Back
The Real War on Coal Starts in Kosovo
Inclusiveness: The Right (and Political) Way to Be
The Indoctrination Myth
Dirty Energy Dollars
Americans have had enough conflict
Use US soft power to free the Ashraf Seven
Sit down with Iran to ensure there is no ‘October surprise’
‘Strength through peace – not peace through strength’: a reaction to Trump’s America First foreign policy
Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
New Norm on Human Rights Emerging in Bolivia
Working for world peace here at home
Needed: Social Engineering?
Immigration debate: How DC can move the conversation forward
ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can’t afford to lose
Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
The Path To Clean Energy Requires An Energy-Storage Revolution
Options for Action in Syria
Suffolk reservist sues over ban on women in combat
Republicans and the Mennonite vote
Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March
Freeport's Highland Community College board will seat Shockey and Musser
Nato should negotiate a security structure that includes Russia
Rwanda- A Country Still in Need
Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins
The Russian Military Intervention in Syria; Is This Really a Concern for the U.S.?
Spreading Peace, Block by Block: A North Philly neighborhood rallies around its youth
Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people
Yemen is on the Brink of Chaos - And Why It's So Important
9 Costs of Drone Strikes
THE RUSSIAN PLOT, Or, How to Avoid Taking Responsibility for Losing a Presidential Election
How to fix our police departments
Chomsky Takes on the World (Bank)
Preventing gang violence in San Diego
Public ‘schools of hope’ could be anything but
Meat Alert
Peace – practical, not fanciful
To save his Middle East legacy, Obama must recognise a Palestinian state now
Divestment-Investment Can Break Congressional Gridlock on Climate Change
She Didn't Have a Gun... She Had MLK's Dream
Shank and Gilchrest: Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt
The Time For Leadership To Protect All Civilians Across Syria
The Current of Discord on the Mekong
How Women’s Rights Are Linked to U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Obama’s local, international obstacles on Syria
Congress Can't Ignore Afghanistan in Budget Talks
Former Del. Jim Scott remembered for selfless public service
Vatican Mayors Summit Spots Pope on Municipal Pulpit
Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism
How Egypt’s most famous jailed couple celebrated Valentine’s Day
Solon Simmons' "The Eclipse of Equality"
Busting the Biofuels Boom
Mason student’s question to Democratic presidential candidate goes viral
How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
Peace Parsha: Hayyei Sarah - Love and Care across Boundaries
America's police are looking more and more like the military
The Dangers of Soft Power: Government backed cultural programs often come across as just propaganda
'Free Speech' on the DC Metro
Trump’s favorite dictator is jailing U.S. citizens
Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Wins Majority of Parliament Seats
One Week After Colorado Shooting, US Government Still Failing to Safeguard America
The NYC Security Risk That Candidates Aren't Discussing
Why D.C. should take Youth Court program off life support
How U.S. War Funds Get Wasted ... And How to Stop It
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Back Against Islamophobia In The 2016 Race
The 'anti-science' side of the political divide
Trust in Maliki harms U.S. credibility
Women sue Pentagon over combat exclusion
Democratic Party looks like America
Why Washington is wrong to impose visa suspension on Iraqis
Insights Obama can now use to undermine Putin’s narrative
Inevitable US policy shift on Burma: why and how
Fayetteville Charity Helps African Group
Roads: Getting Them Done
Nonviolent resistance key to Middle East breakthrough
Elizabeth Degi Mount - DBFA
Eight ingredients for a peaceful society
Fragility Needs Innovative Development Financing
Police Militarization Must Be Halted
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes
No Iran deal, but significant progress in Geneva
Mass shootings show need for gun law reform
Global Mayors Protest Trump’s Anti-Climate Cabinet
NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger
Author, Terrorism Victim Hirsch Says Capital Punishment Hurts U.S. Image Abroad
How China’s Economic Rebalancing is like the Movie 'Speed'
The Coming Rise of Afghan Militias
Settler Terrorism -- An American Problem
Spread of US poverty risks serious social disorder
Trump Should Take a Lesson From the Pope on How to Lead
Fossil Fuel Divestment Makes UN Climate Summit a Success
Invest in the Afghan people not foreign contractors
Streator Grads do 'Amazing Things'
Syria's Next Generation
Small town America shouldn't resemble war zone
In fighting gangs, US should look to El Salvador
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Police Should Put Away the Military Gear and Build Connections with Young People
The costly errors of America's wars
Crashing in America
Palestine's Right to Defend Itself
What Would MLK Think of America’s Modern Wars?
When soldiers commit murder
How to Have a Productive Conversation About Politics at Thanksgiving
What Aziz Abu Sarah learned in Hebrew school
Climate crisis and the will to act
Mideast peace deal… and they lived unhappily ever after
Anacostia: Why I have faith in the future of my neighborhood
After Nearly Three Years, An American In Egypt Walks Free
The Saudis and the Iranians Need to Talk: And we need to make it happen
What will Rep. Dennis Kucinich's legacy be?
Aya Hegazy trial postponed for 5th time after court unable to turn on laptop
Promoting peace, locally and globally
Let's keep Syria's blood off America's hands
At Town Hall, Sanders Makes Commitment to 'End All Forms of Racism in This Country'
Detroit On The Brink
Drowning the Arab Spring in Gulf Oil
Congress vs. the Super-Pollutants
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
Britain’s election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
America cannot afford such inequality
The Missing Ingredient in UN's 2030 Global Goals
Dirt on Our Hands
Military spending is not right way to boost America's economic security
A third intifada is inevitable unless Israel changes course
National Geographic Expeditions ‘Holy Land’ Partner Scores Top UN Award
Congressmen urge Egypt to release Virginia woman from jail
Look to Iran for a solution in Syria
Why Army women are demanding the right to fight — and die — in combat
What Paul Ryan’s economic roadmap means for America
There is a Major Climate Issue Hiding in Your Closet: Fast Fashion
Confederate flag: hatred or heritage?
Filmmaker’s ‘Will to Communicate’ Breaks through Community’s Silence
Obama’s speech was more of the same - and not what we needed
U.S.-E.U. Rhetoric on Russia as Destructive as a Chekhovian Duel
Why is the US so reticent to read the right messages in Asia and the Pacific?
Myanmar's negotiator expresses belief in China's willingness to help in peace process
Youth from all areas of Philadelphia kick off Peace Olympics with March
Addressing divide between communities and police
Why Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral Used Nonviolent Action as Tactic
With Income Inequality Comes Violence
Getting to “E Pluribus Unum”
High school students learn conflict resolution through karate
Mason’s Global Problem Solving Consortium in National Spotlight
Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden
Tariq Ramadan in Chicago's Holocaust Museum
A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities
Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
Why Forest Whitaker Is Making the UN Goals Famous
The Meaning of Freedom
Syria Needs Real Help, Not American Bombs
Bringing Eritrea In From The Cold
Confronting genocide in Myanmar: The urgent need to prevent and protect
Promoting Peace and Conflict Awareness In Small Town America: Independence, Kansas
America’s litmus test on Syria
‘Amish Mafia’ is a shameful, unrealistic portrayal of plain people
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump intervention
Muslim Women Find Empowerment Through Competitive Sports
Fuel for extremism is beyond Bin Laden, EMU prof says
Mason students discuss Islamophobia
U.S. Military Interventionism Has Harmed Iraq Dearly
Peace Corps Program & Training Specialist for Africa
My sister has been jailed in Egypt for 900 days. When will the U.S. help free her?
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster
Past a certain point conflict becomes unstoppable
Time to write the rules for cyber and drone challenges
Hurricane Sandy: Time to do something about climate change
Court clears American aid worker after 3 years behind bars in Egypt
Texas flood's climate change irony: Column
Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: A Response to the Rise of Racism in Israel
The Federal response in Malheur and far right extremism
Duly Elected Tyranny: Recovering Democracy in the Age of Majority Abuses
The Big Problems in Obama's Big Trade Deals
Muslim advocates welcome Bernie Sanders' support but want visible action
Higher education leans left. But why? And so what?
To stop al-Shabab, help Somali people
A new look at climate change
Tale of Two Conventions: Why Charlotte Wins Over White Tampa
It's the Arab spring for dictators
Scars of the Khmer Rouge: How Cambodia is healing from a genocide
Lone wolf senator builds case to engage Myanmar
Mason student researches homelessness from a conflict perspective
On “The Mystery of Capital”
Darfur Donor Conference: A Park for a Deadly Conflict
USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016
What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left)
Moving Beyond Hope: The IOC and Team Refugee
Go After Super Pollutants
Press Pause on the Rush to War
Tea-Party, Progressives United on Fast-Track Trade Authority
Paul Ryan's Radical Economic Regime: Why His House Budget Legacy Is a Lesson in Elitism
Meryl Streep is right; bullying hurts us all
Highland Community College Board Candidates Weigh District's Financial, Enrollment Woes
A New United Nations of Human Rights Countries
A Budget for Working America
Tehran looks ready to tango
How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In
The Israeli ex-settler at the center of Occupy Wall Street
Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings
UN Summit Already Successful: $50 Billion Divested From Fossil Fuels
When Washington Welcomes A Nonviolent Muslim: What CBS News and Congress Have In Common
Pro-Earth Republicans In The Era Of President Trump
How to Fix Turkey's Fall From International Favor
Hong Kong's 'Occupy': A movement for universal suffrage in Hong Kong is worrying Beijing
Prop. 35 tackles child sex-trafficking
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Mason’s Michael Shank Joins White House Climate Change Group
Civilian Devastation During War Explored in ‘Why They Die’
What Do We Mean When We Say "Clean Energy"?
Gaza becomes Syria: Middle East geopolitics 2.0
The Struggle for Independence in West Papua
Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman
Mason intern ventures into rural Mexico conflict zone to practice mediation
Fighting extremism: Dignity is the answer
Militarization of U.S. Police Forces
The three-ring circus of American politics
GOP, follow Stevens' example
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
USDA Does Diets Differently, Moves Off Meat
Ghailani Trial and Sentence Affirms US Federal Court System
25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges
Rethinking transitions: finding the pathway from military to community security
Advertising against Muslims? Not with my tax dollars
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight Anti-Islam Sentiment: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hugs Muslim Woman On Stage
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounces US calls for Aya Hegazy’s release
9/11 Forever (and Ever)
The Next Step for Myanmar
Crisis management system for Japan and China
Our Prejudicial and Political Pecking Order
How one liberal group is trying to help Democrats win back the House in 2018
The challenge of violent extremism
Water shortages are coming. It's time for us to act.
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
Emerging Powers and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia
Learning from SIGIR's Final Report on Iraq Reconstruction
Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders
Candidates should address cost  of violence in primary states
Mary Wade to Hold Trayvon Book Launch in MT Airy
Women in Combat
Peace Economics and Occupy Wall Street
Businesses Must Take the Lead on Climate-Change Action
The Business Argument for Addressing Climate Change
Community Activists Question Timing Of Grand Jury Announcement
Mason experts explain how ISIS attacks are recruitment tools
The Politics of Bongo Flava
Rand Paul's Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Climate Action Is Solution to Slowing Superstorms | Commentary
Palestinian Organization Wins 1st Place in Intercultural Innovation Award
A look at the American 'Countering Violent Extremism' strategy
Ferguson, Social Justice, and the Role of Community Colleges

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