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Women can freeze their eggs, so they don’t have to freeze their careers?

October 21, 2014 Hafsa Ideas, Uncategorized, Women Leave a comment

Apple will soon join Facebook in covering the costs associated witih egg-freezing for female employees, even for non-medical reasons.         Starting

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My great grandmother was a Jewish exorcist

October 10, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Humor, Ideas, Uncategorized Leave a comment

As my mother approaches her 101st birthday, her mind is on fire with long-ago memories. Today, she told me the story of her grandmother,

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Male rape: Not funny

September 25, 2014 Hafsa Crime/Violence, Ideas, Media Leave a comment

We all know rape isn’t funny. Obviously, it’s a very serious subject. Obviously. It can cause serious, irreversible permanent physical and psychological damage. So

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Democrats need to attend Elizabeth Warren’s “communication school”

July 24, 2014 Renee Shur 2014 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Ideas, Politics Leave a comment

The midterm elections are just four months away. Can you guess which party is flailing around on the campaign trail without a unified message?

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Story maps: Putting info into geographic context

June 26, 2014 Allison Reed Ideas Leave a comment

Can maps change the world? John Snow’s certainly did. In 1854, the London-based anesthesiologist used mapping techniques to solve London’s most devastating cholera outbreak.

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Survey asks: What’s your social-conscience quotient?

June 5, 2014 Renee Shur Ethics, Ideas Leave a comment

The 2014 mid-term elections are approximately five months away. And with that time frame, it’s not surprising that there’s a horde of survey-conducting companies

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Solar (Freakin’) Roadways!

May 29, 2014 Madonna Gauding Environment, Ideas, Infrastructure Leave a comment

Global warming and its effect on climate change is real, and it’s frightening. While our political and corporate classes are joined at the hip and still

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Can democracy cure American capitalism?

April 29, 2014 Joan Brannigan Economy, Ideas Leave a comment

Notes from a lecture by political economist Richard Wolff, author of Capitalism Hits the Fan: Capitalism is sick and American capitalism is the disease.

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Micro-sized houses with potentially huge impact around the world

March 4, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Homelessness, Human Rights, Ideas, International, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Great news from the humanitarian ideas department. In 2006, Doug Sharp, of Des Moines IA, put together a team of architects with the goal

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A personal political journey from Republican to Democrat

February 27, 2014 Joanna Sandsmark Democrats, History, Ideas, Politics, Republicans 3 comments

I was born into a Republican family. Both my father and mother shared the same ideology. I am not certain how my father found

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