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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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The White House and Family Confirms the Death of Kayla Mueller

Comments (1) | aid worker, AmeriCorps, family, humanitarian, International, islamic state, Jordan, Kayla Mueller, kidnap, Obama, Syria, the white house

Family remembers Mueller for her optimism and selflessness

Amanda Scurlock
Web Producer

America mourns the loss of the aid worker and humanitarian.  

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Celebrities And A Bigger Cause: How Does Their Advocacy Affect Society?

Comments (0) | activists, angelina jolie, BWR PR, Celebrities, celebrity advocates, celebrity philanthropist, Charities, charity support, Dream Foundation, Emma Watson, Entertainment News, heforshe, humanitarian, Jane Fonda, Leonardo DiCaprio, UN Climate Change Summit, Viola Davis

Emma Watson speaks at the Climate Change Summit about the 'HeForShe' campaign. (Twitter/@VanityFair)

Jessica Oliveira
Staff Reporter

How are stars part of a larger conversation? 

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Public Health Fail: Circumcision Does Not Grant Immunity From AIDS

Comments (16) | Africa, AIDS, circumcision, contraception, health risk, hiv, HIV positive, HIV testing, humanitarian, medicine, myths, new york times, Opinion, propaganda, public health, sexually transmitted infections, shame, stereotypes, stigma, uganda, un, UNAIDS, unprotected sex

Aktionsbündnis gegen Aids, Creative Commons

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Are we really playing a fine print game with AIDS awareness?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Midnight Mission Gives Homeless Freedom Of Artistic Expression

Comments (0) | Art, art with a mission, artistic expression, homeless, homeless community, humanitarian, Los Angeles, Midnight Mission, rehabilitation, Skid Row, welfare

Skid Row residents enjoy expressing themselves through art. (Georgia Berkovitch)

Benjamin Li
Staff Reporter

Homeless Find Peace Through 'Art With A Mission'

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Angelina Jolie's Decision Was Brave But Is It Possible For All Women?

Comments (2) | angelina jolie, beverly hills, Brad Pitt, breast cancer, double mastectomy, Dr. Kristi Funk, Dr. Oz, Entertainment News, humanitarian, Lara Croft, People Magazine, Pink Lotus Breast Cancer Center, the new york times

Angelina Jolie

Vanessa Gomez
Columnist

Jolie encourages all women to learn about her prodecure. 

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Israeli-Ethiopian Birth Control Exposes Racist Development Practices

Comments (2) | birth control, birth control shot, contraception, Dan tribe, Depo-Provera, ethiopia, eugenics, family planning, fertility, humanitarian, immigration, Israel, jewish, Joint Distribution Committee, Millenium Development Goal, Opinion, racism, United Nations. Israeli birth control, Western intervention

stevendepolo, Creative Commons

Katrina Kaiser
Contributor

Family planning can be eugenics in disguise.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Humanitarian Tour Lands Sean Penn in Libya

Comments (0) | Entertainment News, humanitarian, libya, Sean Penn

Sean Penn (creative commons)

Phoebe Abraham
Staff Reporter

Sean Penn visits Libya.

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