Why I’m Leaving Peru

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Why I’m Leaving Peru

Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump This piece originally appeared on Food Tank, my food-first blog, and it is reposted here with permission. My wife and I…

The Waves of Vancouver and the North End Aren’t the Same

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The Waves of Vancouver and the North End Aren’t the Same

Surfing in Britain? It’s Chilly but Brilliant and Widening in Appeal. If you’re in British Columbia, you can surf. Just not the waves that exist along the coast, though. In Canada, waves are bigger,…

The Story of a Black Man Who Wanted to Ride to the Library

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The Story of a Black Man Who Wanted to Ride to the Library

Op-Ed: L.A.’s history of Latino-Black political conflict? It’s a curiously short tale Updated 11:21 pm, Tuesday, July 6, 2013 1. In the fall of 2011, when Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was just three months…

The Arab-American Voters Are Going Strong

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The Arab-American Voters Are Going Strong

Saad Amer Mobilizes Voters With Celebrities and Instagram Filters The Arab-American voters are going strong because of the work done by some high profile public figures, who mobilize their followers with celebrity endorsements and…

The “other” is a matter of degree, not of kind

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The “other” is a matter of degree, not of kind

Poll workers train for conflict: ‘A little nervous? I am.’ By the staff writers November 18, 2013 In October the Portland Press Herald ran a front-page article about the need for new and better…