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Tortured by the Media, Women Cannibalize Themselves

05/05/2013

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Lady Gaga, Vogue Aug. 2012, Actual vs. Photoshop Image of Star, Photo released by Vogue from Buzzfeed Feature

Lindsay Kite, Co-director of the Beauty Redefined Foundation Source Title: “Curvy is the New Skinny, Thanks to Photoshop Phoniness” Last Modified: 03:45 a.m. EDT, 05 May 2013 The latest trend in image alteration might surprise a few people who are familiar with the power and pervasiveness of the thin ideal. Known as “reverse retouching,” this […]

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The Demise of China’s Inhuman One Child Policy?

19/03/2013

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China One Child Propaganda Poster, Photo by Tim Stelzer

Sam Hargadine, Contributor Last Modified: 16:04 p.m. DST, 19 March 2013 CHINA – As incomes rise, the fertility rate falls – or so says demographic trends. Unique to China though, this trend did not evolve naturally, it was mandated by the government. China’s one child policy was instituted in 1979 and has underdone modest reforms […]

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United Nations Accused of Cholera Outbreak Coverup

04/03/2013

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Cholera Beds, Photo by Teseum

Alex Hamasaki, Student Intern Last Modified: 23:41 p.m. EDT, 4 March 2013 On March 1, 2013, Aljazeera reported that the United Nations (UN) was accused of covering up the 2008 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The UN dispute tribunal in Nairobi, Kenya, found that the UN did not inform the Robert Mugabe government of the potential […]

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