THOSE People (Video)

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If we’re being honest, we all have “those people” in our lives.

Cool Deed of the Day: The Chicago Tribune Bought the Boston Globe Lunch (PHOTO)

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We all know the Globe had a rough week. The Tribune decided to do something nice about it.

The Aftermath: What I Learned from the Boston Bombings

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Lisa Hickey was changed by the bombings, in unexpected ways. Here, she shares how.

I’m Watching the Events Unfold a Mile from Me: Boston in Lockdown, Suspect at Large

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Good Men Project CEO Lisa Hickey was at the Boston Marathon bombings. Now she is a mile from the Watertown location where a standoff was happening. This is her story.

Parents, This is Our Edict

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Grasping for answers to Boston’s bombing, Joanna Schroeder lands on the only thing with any meaning in an out-of-control world.

Op-Ed: 88,000 People Dead. Why Aren’t We Responding With an Assault Weapons Ban?

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he Newtown shootings changed Alex Yarde’s sense of safety. Now he’s even more shaken as the Assault Weapons Ban has been cut from the Gun Control Bill.

12 Year Old Boy Arrested for Fake School Shooting Call. Can You Suggest Ways To Stop This?

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Let’s work together on solutions. Leave suggestions in the comments.

The Boiling Point of Aaron Swartz’s Suicide

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Has Aaron Swartz’s death exposed state corruption?

Bill Clinton Honored as 2013 Father of the Year

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Former President Bill Clinton has been selected for the 2013 Father of the Year Award

Have Conservatives Lost the Culture War?

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Joanna Schroeder agrees that culture influences politics more than we have understood in the past, and wonders how we can help create the culture and society we desire.

Tom Matlack Talks to the New York Times About Women, Beautification, and Self-Esteem

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Who are we to judge what someone else decides to do to her own face or body?

The Scarlet Letter: A Is for “Armed”

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Which facts may the press ethically reveal about private citizens?

You Can’t Be Too Supportive

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Advice for handling children’s fears can be applied to us all.

I’m a Sh** Parent Like Tony Hawk. Aren’t You?

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Joanna Schroeder examines why we, as parents, are so eager to call other moms and dads “bad”.

Life Keeps Getting Easier

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Despite present-day injustice, unequal distribution of wealth, tragedy, and even petty inconvenience, we have much to be grateful for, including the fact that progress marches on.

Protest Style: Psy’s Anti-American Past?

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“Gangnam Style” has made PSY a global household name, but acording to recent English translations of his performances in 2002 and 2004, PSY participated in several high profile anti-American military protests.