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Childhood trauma & addiction: the 4600% risk factor
One of my earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of my relatives, and not being able to. As I got older, I understood why. We had addiction in my family. And as I watched some of my other close relatives become addicts, I asked myself several questions, but one in particular seemed…
First we take Amsterdam, then we take The Hague
The New University in Amsterdam.Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin Leonard Cohen,…
Worthy Cause Countdown: This Staten Island Football Team Needs $838 For Tackling Dummies [UPDATED]
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: THIS GOAL HAS BEEN MET! BUT YOU CAN GIVE TO ANOTHER WORTHY CAUSE HERE. From December 14 through December 25, GOOD Sports will feature the worthiest school athletic programs in need of funding. The varsity football team at Port Richmond High School in Staten Island, New York, went 2-7 this season—not that…
Why the British elite loves Waterloo
"Gentlemanly" warfare. Flickr/Frans de Wit. Some rights reserved. Last year’s commemorations of the First World War were largely predictable. Politicians “coming together” to honour the sacrifices of those who fought; misrepresentation of the war’s causes; dissenting voices disgusted by the sanitisation of history; even a petty dispute over which party leaders could add a personal…
It’s Not All Pretty, But It’s Honest Work In ‘Peter And The Farm’
We city dwellers are so far removed from our food that a documentary like Peter and the Farm might seem like a foreign film. Set in the craggy hills of Southern Vermont, Tony Stone’s brilliant, haunting little movie about an old-timer named Peter Dunning is, on its surface, a portrait of a troubled personality, but it’s…
Tunisia – tug of war?
Click:cat beds Thousands of people rally against terrorism in Tunisia. Hamideddine Bouali/Demotix. All rights reserved. When Mohammed Bouazizi set himself alight on that fateful day in December 2010, he had no inkling that his act of self-immolation would engulf an entire region in sweeping protests. Yet four and half years on, as Seifeddine Rezgui calmly…
The crisis of democracy in Japan
The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and perspectives on contemporary social struggles. Anti-nuclear protest, Tokyo, 2012. Demotix/Nodoka Ishida. All rights reserved.What do you know about Japan? Answers to this question vary, but I can guess how familiar someone is with Japan by paying attention to the Japanese loanwords he…
Donald Trump Will Be Our Next President
Though the odds were against him, Donald Trump has managed to secure the presidency after gaining the necessary 270 electoral votes to defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, The Associated Press reports. Additionally, CNN reports Hillary Clinton has called and conceded the race. Despite denigrating countless women, African Americans, immigrants, Hispanics, Muslims, and the parents of a…
Postscript to a letter to extremists
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaking at the candlelight vigil in Trafalgar Square, London to remember those who lost their lives in the Westminster terrorist attack. Lauren Hurley/Press Association. March 23, 2017. All rights reserved.Islamist extremism is real, and it’s not going away. The Westminster attack is yet another reminder of that. But defeating it…