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  • Tibetan Exiles: 'We Shall Overcome'

    Amy Yee

    February 26, 2009 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    A New York-based nonprofit called Students for a Free Tibet is training Tibetans in "how to stage nonviolent protests." This effort, in conjunction with other Tibetan NGOs, has helped activists in Dharamsala, India to become "more organized, media savvy and technologically sophisticated," which in turn has increased the number of people who have come together to participate in the nonviolent protests.

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  • The Taint of the Greased Palm

    Tina Rosenberg

    August 10, 2003 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico

    Corruption in Mexico is ingrained in all systems and interactions. President Vicente Fox and his administration are trying to change this. Their mentality is that for corruption to truly be fought the government needs to actively make change and implement rules to counteract it, and some of Fox's changes are now beginning to see improvements.

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  • Compulsory Voting

    Emma Eisenberg

    October 01, 2001 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    In the U.S. the electorate skews white, wealthy, and old because such demographics are more likely to vote. Creating mandatory voting laws would increase voter turnout and thus increase voting equity.

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