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Haiti in the Media: Compassion vs. Showboating
(Global Pulse: January 29, 2010) Despite the epic nature of the disaster in Haiti, this overview of worldwide news coverage of the earthquake reveals that media still found time to commend their...
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Obesity Going Global
(Global Pulse: February 26, 2010) The U.S. isn’t the only country with an obesity problem. This week’s Global Pulse looks at the tactics being deployed worldwide by nations facing an epidemic of...
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Chimerica: U.S., China and the Global Economy
(Global Pulse: March 11, 2010) This week Global Pulse revisits China and its relationship with the U.S. and the world, from our 2009 Year-End Special. This overview of China’s changing role in the...
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Health Care: America and the World
(Global Pulse: August 28, 2009) The U.S. health care debate is raging, and other developed countries are part of the argument — though not always willingly. SOURCES: CCTV, China; BBC, U.K.; KBS, S....
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Is the Pope to Blame? Sex Abuse and the Catholic Church
(Global Pulse: April 2, 2010) Cases of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Europe echo decade-old events in the U.S. – but the Vatican has responded very differently. As evidence is revealed that...
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Debt: Greece vs California
(Global Pulse: April 16, 2010) A question being hotly debated by bloggers: who is buried in worse debt, Greece or California? News reports lean towards Greece as the real basket case, while TV news...
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The Drug War vs. The War on Drugs
The “War on Drugs” has created a drug war in Mexico. Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration is an attempt to address the results, but fails to get to the heart of the problem. Reducing U.S. demand...
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South Africa : A cup half full
(Global Pulse: June 11, 2010) The U.S. could use a nice distraction, why not the World Cup? The fans worldwide are ready, and so are South Africa’s new stadiums. Someone built a fake shanty-town for...
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Afghanistan : Wealth, War, Propaganda, Petraeus
Global Pulse: June 25, 2010) The recent announcement of vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan sent salesman-in-chief Hamid Karzai to Japan to pitch the allies, while the mastermind of the minerals survey...
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Toxic Justice ? BP and Bhopal
Global Pulse: July 9, 2010. If you must experience a devastating industrial accident, pray you live in a rich and powerful country. Americans are justifiably angry, but they have 24-hour tar ball...
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