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March 29, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Faith vs. fear in America

Stephen Heinz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, is passionate about democracy. For him, it is about far more than voting and congressional battles. It is a way of life, a set of fundamental values, a will that leads to courage, reason, compassion and the common good...

March 29, 2010

Michael Kessler blogs: Silencing student religious beliefs

Imagine you are 18 years old and worked hard to be the best student in your class. You are the valedictorian and are invited to give a brief speech at graduation. You want to thank those important to your successful journey, including mentioning the importance of your religious belief to your academic success. And the principal tells you that you are not permitted to do so...

March 24, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Heroines against gendercide

Two statues of women dominate the central square of Hopkins, a small town in Belize. One celebrates Martina Vicente, a true matriarch figure (a sign says 85% of the town's population claim her as their ancestress). The other is of Marcella Lewis, poet, musician, writer and patroness of the town but also of the Garifuna community, a proud and distinctive ethnic group now concentrated in Central America...

March 9, 2010

Interview with Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations

The Center's Tom Farr interviews Elliott Abrams, a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Abrams previously served in the George W. Bush administration from June 2001 - January 2009, ultimately holding the office of deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor.

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