Community comes together to help 99-year-old World War II veteran facing eviction  WSOC CharlotteEven though they are usually not the type of people to ask for help, Marian Rytkonen and her family needed a hand. *Content* Continues Below. >> Read more …
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For Americans, War Has Always Been a Spectator Sport  The NationFrom the Civil War to Vietnam, Americans have always been captivated by war’s spectacle.
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Syrians dig, cook, fill sandbags in war with Assad  ReutersAway from the frontlines, volunteers are helping in the war against President Bashar al-Assad by cooking, filling sandbags, collecting old tyres and digging …
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Rethinking Our Goals in the “War on Cancer”  American Council on Science and HealthFor almost 50 years, the United States has been fighting a war that has claimed tens of millions of lives. The battleground? Hospitals and research labs across …
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Gene Sharp, the Cold War Intellectual Whose Ideas Seduced the Left  Jacobin magazineGene Sharp has been called the most important American political figure you’ve never heard of. How did a militant Cold Warrior come to wield so much …
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