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A plan is herewith presented whereby local governments will start 4,000 Narrow, State-Chartered, Community Banks and specialize in giving 4% mortgage loans.
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The refugee expert explains his experience with eastern and western theology.
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The refugee expert explains the IRC’s media strategy.
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The refugee expert says volunteers should tread carefully in the countries they are supposedly helping.
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George Rupp on the battle over human rights
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Refugee expert George Rupp shifts our view of globalization away from the idea of simply connecting people over space and time.
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The refugee expert explains the IRC’s long history in the Congo and considers newly homeless Americans.
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IRC chief George Rupp explains strategies for bringing refugees home.
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The refugee expert has some ideas for reforming finance.
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The refugee expert looks back to the IRC’s roots in World War II and describes global warming’s role in Darfur.
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The refugee expert recaps al-Bashir’s expulsion of humanitarian aid groups from Sudan.
By now it is all over the place that Pirate Bay has lost its lawsuit with the authorities regarding their enablement of internet piracy. But this will neither ensure that […]
One hundred down and 1160 to go. Though the problems just seem to stack up, the Obama administration must feel at least some sense of accomplishment during this benchmark of […]
I hope I will be wrong and Adam Smith was right this time-there is moral businessman or businesswoman, never a George Soros or a hybrid “Solos” from China, Britain, or Russia to short sell our Banks! rnrnGod bless America!rnrn
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Stress is part of our everyday lives. Dr. Elissa Epel, psychologist, describes the relationship between events of stress and how we choose to eat.
Obama's signed thousands of crusading volunteers into America's failing classrooms this week with the stroke of a pen. The expansion of Americorps represents a key step in the president's agenda […]
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Big Think presents an interview with Alberto Alessi, CEO of Alessi Design.
When economies melt, entrepreneurs reign and start-ups are the new blue chips. Big Think asked Creative Commons CEO Joi Ito, Freelancers Union Founder Sara Horowitz, Harvard Business School Professor Nancy […]
In addition to an increased risk of needing Lasik surgery and an unnatural LCD-like glow to your complexion, excessive time on Facebook may be keeping you from your family and […]
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The designer describes retaining his product line’s Italian character in a global market.