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After a decade-long campaign, Taiwan is on the verge of becoming the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Jennifer Lu, a research fellow at the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association, discusses how her organization is leading the push to make marriage equality a reality in Taiwan. (Published: June 2, 2017)

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Dr. Carl Hart has spent his career studying the effects of drugs on the human brain. The science shows us that a fear-based approach to fighting addiction is misleading and often harmful. (Published: April 7, 2017)

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Big data is being used to make decisions about virtually every aspect of our lives, affecting people’s access to credit, housing, jobs, and more. Julia Angwin, a journalist at Pro Publica, discusses big data, how it can be tainted, and how seeking accountability can be an insurmountable task when the data is incorrect. (Published: January 6, 2017)

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Executions in Pakistan are surging, and an estimated 60 percent of death row inmates are innocent. Sarah Belal, founder and director of Justice Project Pakistan, talks about nontraditional forms of advocacy, and how educating the public on the realities of capital punishment can lead to lasting change. (Published: December 14, 2016)

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There’s a growing trend among countries to make it a crime to purchase sex work, but not to sell it, effectively criminalizing the client but not the sex worker. Kate McGrew, coordinator at Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, explains why that’s not the solution sex workers really need. (Published: November 9, 2016)

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In a country where LGBTI individuals remain a persecuted minority, activist Mima Simić believes that by countering media messaging, advocates can influence public opinion and make Croatia a more hospitable environment for all. (Published: June 1, 2016)

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In Brazil, where abortion is illegal, the mosquito-borne Zika virus is raising anew the issue of reproductive rights and the health consequences of politicized public policy. Debora Diniz, founder of Anis—Institute of Bioethics, is working to redress some of the disparate impacts of the disease. (Published: April 6, 2016)

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At the city’s Insite facility, people who use drugs can self-inject in a safe, supervised environment using clean equipment. And it’s the only place in all of North America where they can do so legally. Liz Evans, founder of PHS Community Services Society, explains why. (Published: March 15, 2016)

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Home to nearly one-third of the world’s homicides, Central and South America have become desensitized to violence. Refocusing public perception could help solve the problem. Antanas Mockus, the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, explains how. (Published: March 4, 2016)

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A group of veterans who fought in the Palestinian Territories are testifying about what they did with the goal of making Israeli society face up to its military’s actions. (Published: July 06, 2015)

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