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Yemeni Journalist Offers Facebook and Twitter Access, Piercing Government Blocks

Alkasir makes access to Facebook and Twitter possible in the face of oppressive regimes' attempts to block them.READ»

Science Panel Says World Will See 50 Million Climate Change Refugees by 2020

50 million "environmental refugees" will flee their homes for safer borders in the next nine years, forcing policy leaders and a host of others to figure out how to make room for everyone--or how to stop the massive migration from happening in the first place. READ»

Can Social Networking Change Our Political Consciousness?

Twitter, Facebook and the many other social networks that have emerged are reminding us exactly how small the planet is, and how seemingly mundane or personal issues (where you live, what you feel) have all kinds of ...READ»