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Society Issues Talking With Kids About War & Violence PBS Parents - Issues & Advice American Civil Liberties Union World Vision Sponsor a child Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization. We foster the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. America's role in the world an ongoing national dialogue Questions and Answers with policy experts understanding America after 9/11 begins Tuesday, September 3 and continues through Tuesday, September 10, 2002, on public radio stations nationwide Massive Media: Facts and Figures The world of the mass media is shrinking. How a handful of companies came to exercise such control over the media is one of the astonishing stories of our time. But there are real consequences to what's happening that affect democracy and consumers. NOW: In Depth - Bill Moyers Journal - Media Consolidation | PBS American RadioWorks Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing Wetlands, Right now, an entire region of the United States is crumbling and sinking into the sea. Scientists say it's causing one of the worst and least-publicized environmental disasters in America's history. This revelatory call-to-action from the renowned children's advocate and Stanford professor offers the first in-depth look at the effects of TV, video games, and the Internet on today's kids The Other Parent; by James P. Steyer Everyone's heard about NAFTA — the North American Free Trade Agreement — and all the talk about jobs. But almost no one heard about one obscure section of NAFTA Chapter 11 — except for multinational corporations who are using it to challenge democracy Rape101.com - Resources and education for stopping rape Can America win its everlasting "War on Drugs"? Despite tough police practices, drugs remain a fixture in America. Other countries are experimenting with legalizing some drugs. ABCNEWS.com : Is It Time to End the War on Drugs? By John Stossel Cochabamba is a town of 800,000 situated high in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia. Two years ago, a popular protest there turned into a deadly riot. The army battled civilians in the streets on and off for three months, hundreds were arrested, a seventeen year-old boy was shot and killed, the government of Bolivia nearly collapsed. The issue was water. Leasing the Rain Amnesty International USA Defending and Promoting Human Rights Around the WorldFounded in Londonin 1961, Amnesty International is a grassroots activist organization dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, gaining fair trials for political prisoners, ending torture, political killings and disappearances, and abolishing the death penalty throughout the world. Amnesty International: Our concern is for the protection of human rights. We focus on the release of prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners and the abolition of the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. We provide information about human rights and produce human rights publications. Operation HOPE, Inc. (OHI) is a non-profit, public benefit organization,provider of economic tools and services
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