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Alexandra Nikolchev

An anthem for immigrant rights is set to video

Watch Gogol Bordello’s new video for “Immigraniada (We Comin’ Rougher).”

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Video: Eugene Hütz, immigrant punk

Need to Know talks with Eugene Hütz, the front man for the gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello, about his personal story of immigration and his advocacy for immigrant rights.

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Avandia on trial

Need to Know talks with Dr. Steven Nissen about the new reports linking the popular diabetes drug to an increased risk of heart failure.

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Manufacturing mental illness

Author Robert Whitaker talks to Need to Know about the efficacy of psychiatric drugs in treating mental illness.

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Hope for American well-being in the next century

The co-founder of a project measuring American well-being sees hope for the next century in spite of poor results Sarah Burd-Sharps, co-founder and co-director of The Human Development Project (HDP), an initiative measuring human well-being in the U.S., is optimistic about the future of this country. Her optimism is not grounded in Americans’ current state [...]

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Make room for postpartum dads

A new study suggests that postpartum depression affects new dads, too.

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As Texas goes, so goes the nation?

Decisions made by the Texas school board on which materials to include in textbooks can have ramifications across the U.S. Or can they? Three experts weigh in.

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Children working on farms at younger ages, report says

More kids are working at younger ages on farms, according to a new Human Rights Watch report, and a bill pending in Congress attempts to change that.

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A brief history of the birth control pill

Take a look back through the history of the birth control pill.