How do the lingering stresses of combat, continuous bomb blasts, and the uncertainty of life in a war zone impact a soldier’s life once the fighting is finally over?
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Seeing Things with Tony Cragg
How is an artist’s view of the world represented by their work and what is necessary to make the leap to the physical form of an artwork?
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An African Business Venture and Adventure
How hard is it to start a business in a still-developing country?
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The War Within the War for Afghanistan
How does our country’s nearly eleven-year war in Afghanistan compare to the first time America was involved in the region over 30 years ago?
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Barack Obama
What personality and character traits lead a person to run for the highest office in the land and how does the human persona of a president differ from the political persona?
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A 21st Century Slave to a 19th Century Addiction
How did a story assignment on the history of drug use lead to one journalist’s serious addiction?
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Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War
How did the British government and society react to the U.S. Civil War and what did both Union and Confederate powers expect from America’s former colonial master as the war heated up?
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Inside the Hacker World
Who exactly is behind the global hacker collectives like Anonymous and what will the upcoming trial of several purported leaders of the movement mean for the future of on-line security?
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The Art and Science of Delay
Could a delayed and perhaps well-considered response to a pressing issue be of more benefit than the quick decision that our fast-paced world often demands?
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Finding a Life in Food
How did an orphaned Ethiopian boy who was raised in Sweden become a rising star of the New York and international culinary scene?
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Vanishing Voices
What does human society lose when a language disappears forever?
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The Endings That Set Us Free
How do the ways we depart from places, positions, and relationships inform and affect the other aspects of our lives?
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