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Is Violence in the Media a Reflection of Our Own Social Anxieties?

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America's Sell Out Intellectuals and the Perks They Get

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Selfish Giving: How Pepsi and Coke are the Champs of Faux Charity

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NRA Certificate and “Guide to the Basics of Pistol Shooting” Found in Adam Lanza’s Home

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Dying for Company: Social Isolation Increases Death Risk in Older People

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Bill Gates to Pay $100,000 for a Better Condom

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9 Disturbing Facts About the Crazy Economics of Spring Break

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Startling 'Spring Breakers' Film Explores Sexual Coercion Turned On Its Head

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Can Unions Save the Arts and Other 'Creative' Professions?

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Starring "The Rock," Hollywood Action Thriller 'Snitch' Spotlights Drug War Cruelty

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Why Does Society Think I'm Some Kind of Freak for Abstaining From Alcohol?

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Why Students Learn Better in a Playful Environment

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Booty Call in China, Made Easy

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Do Textbooks Really Help Teach Our Kids?

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