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Jason Collins Shook a Few Bigots Out of the Homophobe Tree

Jason Collins made his big “I'm gay” announcement last week. Big news like this can't help but be met with a vocal minority of the religious-minded seeing this as a “test” from the man upstairs, and the only way they'll pass is by letting their feelings be known to a national audience. Full story

Can Britain Handle the Rapes, Killings, and Clans in Somalia?

There's a big meeting in London tomorrow to talk about all of Somalia's problems. Officials from the UN, the African Union, the IMF, and 50 countries will be there to impart their wisdom/spout platitudes in a bid to help Somalia rebuild itself after two decades of conflict. Are t… Full story

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Mormon Lost Boys - Nikita's Story

During our time in Colorado City, Arizona, we met 16-year-old Nikita Timpson, who spoke with us about her life in the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints and her upbringing in a polygamous family. Full story

This Is What Winning Looks Like

My Afghanistan War Diary

I didn’t plan on spending six years covering the war in Afghanistan. But with each year, casualties and deaths rose as steadily as the local opium crop and I became obsessed with what I witnessed there—how different it was from the conflict’s portrayal in the media and in officia… Full story

Workers' Rights in Egypt Stalled Two Years After the Revolution

Hundreds of workers joined unemployed youth, students, and other groups opposed to President Mohamed Morsi's government and marched to commemorate May Day in Cairo Wednesday, calling for minimum-wage reform and the right to unionize. Full story

Tagging the Revolution in Northern Syria

Graffiti found on the crumbling walls and facades of Azaz’s cityscape—the majority of which are scrawled with a focus on sentiment rather than aesthetics—pay homage to the town’s experience of conflict and to the wider geo-political discourse that surrounds the Syrian conflict… Full story

Massacre in Jamaica

Did the US Department of Homeland Security Participate?

In May 2010, the Jamaican government, at the request of the United States, set out to extradite Christopher “Dudus” Coke from a Jamaican slum called Tivoli Gardens, in West Kingston. He was wanted in the US on charges of racketeering, selling drugs, assault, and murder, but in Ti… Full story

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Mormon Lost Boys - Lorin's Story

Lorin Holm was excommunicated from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints in 2011 following an edict from imprisoned leader Warren Jeffs. He invited us into his home for a first-hand look at the house he once shared with his three wives and 25 children. Full story

This Week in Racism

Clarence Thomas Thinks Barack Obama Was "Approved by the Elites"

Welcome back to the only internet column that is guaranteed to put you in a deep state of depression for weeks at a time. I’ll be ranking news stories on a scale of 1 to RACIST, with “1” being the least racist, and “racist” being the most racist. “I got 99 problems, but a raciall… Full story

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America's Most Heavily Armed Church

Pastor Larry Allen is the pistol-packing preacher who runs the New Life Baptist Church and Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The church is protected by an ex-police security team and all of the students are warriors when it comes to gun safety drills and procedures. In this cli… Full story

Is Burma’s Government Involved in Ethnic Cleansing?

The last couple of weeks have been filled with mixed news for the Burmese government. On the bright side, the European Union decided to permanently lift sanctions against the country and deeper trade ties with the United States were announced. On the negative side, however, state… Full story

Is Chinese Big Oil Going to Destroy Ecuador's Amazon?

To oil and gas companies, the Amazon rainforest is one huge cash cow just begging to be milked. But anyone who'd rather not rid the world of 30 percent of its animal species would probably argue it's a region that shouldn't be destroyed by rich people. Full story

Bangladeshi Factory Disasters: Coming to an Australian Store Near You

Fast fashion is similar to fast food. Except, instead of screwing with your insides, it causes people in other parts of the world to work in shitty, sometimes deadly conditions. Full story

Montreal Police Are Still Kettling Protestors

A First-Hand Account from the May Day Protest

447 people were arrested at Montreal's May Day protests. Many of which were kettled in by police, thanks to the controversial P6 bylaw. We were there to take it all in, and luckily this time we weren't arrested. Full story