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What if We Nuke a City?

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Learn more about nuclear weapons and what you can do to stop them

What causes an economic recession?

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How can factors like inflation, supply and demand, and interest rates trigger recessions? Learn the economic basics of modern markets.

Crossing US border

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Some people have risked their lives trying to cross the American-Mexican border, but what are some of the craziest ways people have attempted to get past border patrol?

The secret student resistance to Hitler - Iseult Gillespie

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Learn the story of the WWII student resistance group, called the White Rose, fighting against Hitler in Nazi Germany.

Could The US Citizens Fight Off The US Military?

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Today we are revolting against the government, and the military has come to shut us down.

From pacifist to spy: WWII’s surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu

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Learn about the life of World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan and how she worked with the French Resistance to build the network that defeated the Nazis.

Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?

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Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?

How Sand Mining Destroys One Home to Build Another

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As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia’s mangroves one woman is faced with the erasure of her beloved home.

Why Your Newsfeed SUCKS

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Seriously, if you can't tell if something on the internet is fact or fiction, tag @MediaWise

The Future of War, and How It Affects YOU (Torpedo/Missiles vs Ship)

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It's a strange feeling to share this aspect of my life. I'm taking a break to go back to school, but here's a peek into the part of my life I've kept hidden from the internet for many years.

The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington

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Explore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment.

Notes of a native son: the world according to James Baldwin - Christina Greer

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James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in “Notes of a Native Son” explored race, sex and class distinctions.

How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable

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Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice.

Liberals vs Conservatives

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Are Republicans and Democrats different because of biology?

Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI

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What the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work?

History vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler

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His face is recognized all over the world - the young medical student who became a revolutionary icon. But was Che Guevara a heroic champion of the poor, or a ruthless warlord who left a legacy of repression? Alex Gendler puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Che Guevara.

Gun Scare At School

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It started and was going just like any normal day in high school - until Serena was in English class that is, and things went wrong in a hurry, and in a big way.

China's Geography Problem

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China is the country both blessed and coursed in geography.

How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer

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On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from "slave" to "free." But his emancipation proclamation wasn't a law - it was an executive order. The framers of the American Constitution made this power available to the executive branch. But what exactly is this tool, how does it work, and what's the extent of its power? Christina Greer explains.

How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

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For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired - whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country - or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. But how does it work? Alex Gendler details the process of impeachment.

The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch

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On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin. This night marked the beginning of one of history's most infamous dividing lines: the Berlin Wall. Construction continued for a decade as the wall cut through neighborhoods, separated families, and divided not just Germany, but the world. Konrad H. Jarausch details the history of the Berlin Wall.