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Cuba Aims for More Foreign Investment In Agriculture Sector
Daily Video June 22 2015

What can we learn from Cuba’s organic farms?
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the government offered state-owned farms to anyone prepared to grow food to help feed the suffering population. Without pesticides, fertilizer or fuel for tractors, Cubans turned to organic farming.
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Daily Video June 19 2015

Gunman shoots nine people at Charleston church
A deadly shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina has left the country shocked and calling for answers.
A young man sits high atop a hill reading a book on a park beach as the clouds pass overhead in San Marco, California
Lesson Plan June 19 2015

Exploring identity and intersectionality in poetry - Lesson Plan
By Douglas Ray Main lesson plan Subject English …
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Daily Video June 18 2015

Overcoming the stigma of mental illness in Pakistan
Years of domestic turmoil and stigma around mental illness have left Pakistanis struggling to find mental health support.
Post June 18 2015

Understanding Cuban revolution through poetry - Class Activity
By Gabby Shacknai and Corinne Segal Omar Pérez is a Cuban poet, translator, essayist and the…
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Daily Video June 17 2015

Why do we waste so much food?
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. do not know where their next meal will come from; meanwhile, 40 percent of the country’s produce ends up in the garbage.
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Post June 17 2015

Why aspartame might not be so bad after all - Class Activity
By Gabby Shacknai Since the FDA approved it in 1981, the artificial sweetener Aspartame, whi…
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Post June 16 2015

Five things your class needs to know about U.S.-Cuban relations
  By Gabby Shacknai President Barack Obama announced this year that the U.S. would …
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Daily Video June 16 2015

Shift in U.S. policy opens Cuba to American tourists
The end of the embargo on Cuba brings new possibilities for tourism and cross-cultural exchange with a country that has a fraught relationship with the U.S.
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Daily Video June 15 2015

Can Los Angeles end veteran homelessness?
There are approximately 45,000 homeless people in the city, 4,000 of whom are veterans.
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