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After four years of being essentially locked inside his home country, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has finally been given back his passport. Ai was first detained in 2011 while attempting to travel …
Google’s latest homepage doodle recognizes fearless journalist Ida Bell Wells-Barnett aka Ida B Wells. At the young age of 25, Wells became co-owner and editor of Free Speech and Headlight, where she …
In the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver takes on revenge porn, pointing out that while “the internet has become integral to modern life… it’s also become a haven for …
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai recently premiered the trailer for her upcoming film “He Named Me Malala,” directed by Davis Guggenheim. Whether showing her in class receiving her physics exam score …
16-year-old Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan is being hailed as “the Malala of Za’atari” for her relentless campaign for young women to stay in school instead of opting for early marriage. Shortly after …
A nonprofit's designs to solve developing nations' problems
Emily Pilloton's forthcoming book, "Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People" drives home the notion that, while going green benefits the environment, the real way to save the planet and ourselves goes …
Award-winning photojournalist James Mackay’s latest project comes at a time when the world’s eyes are fixed on Burma and the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi. By photographing former political prisoners displaying …
When, on this Saturday on 28 March 2009 from 8:30-9:30 pm local time, people around the world switch off the lights, they will be participating in Earth Hour. Created and organized by …
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, CH friend and colleague Seth Brau recently completed the rather daunting task of bringing the words to life with motion …