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As the hunger strike approaches its 100th day on May 17, 100 prisoners are refusing food.

A throwback is just that, even if it is shrouded in organic hemp cloth.

How music plagiarism ruined a composer’s career and literally drove him mad.

Search engine executives warn about invasive government surveillance, but the digital arms trade begins with their own technologies.

Buddhism is marked by concern for the welfare of all “sentient” creatures. But when it is harnessed to ethnic intolerance and extreme nationalism, it can turn violent.

Walking libraries... a God named “Word”.. what Sherlock Holmes never said... read it here!

The feminist author and long-time editor of Ms. magazine died tragically in a biking accident.

How Americans unwittingly entered—and become exposed to biohazards in—the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched.

From climate change to financial meltdown, the worst of our journalism is becoming the norm. 

How three US citizens were killed by their own government in the space of one month in 2011.