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Black Male Mentoring: Decoding the Image Stephen Powell January 27, 2012 BLOG Without the help of black men and other caring adults serving as their guides, beating the odds can seem quite insurmountable for young black males.		Three Principles to Strengthen the Rule of Law James A. Goldston January 26, 2012 BLOG World leaders have an opportunity at the United Nations this year to declare that the application of law should be free of the taint of political interest.
Mandatory Minimum Ensnares Law-Abiding Marine Julie Stewart January 24, 2012 BLOG Judges shouldn't be prohibited from handing down appropriate sentences, writes Julie Stewart, president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, an Open Society Foundations grantee.		Remembering Tom Alexander Hugh McLean January 24, 2012 BLOG Tom Alexander's insistence on linking social justice with quality in education challenged and inspired us all.
London's Police Rethinks Stop and Search Tactics Rebekah Delsol January 24, 2012 BLOG Black people in the United Kingdom are now 30 times more likely to be stopped than white people under exceptional stop and search powers granted by a 1994 law.		Why We Shouldn't Rely on Patents to Encourage Medical Innovation Paul Silva January 23, 2012 BLOG In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Els Torreele of the Open Society Foundations argues against proposals to extend patents on pharmaceuticals, stating that such a move would solidify a broken innovation model that primarily serves the financial interest of the pharmaceutical industry at the expense of patients worldwide.
Case Watch: Greek Migrant Male Rape Counts as Torture Simon Cox January 23, 2012 BLOG The European Court of Human Rights has concluded that the Greek courts failed to acknowlege the gravity of a brutal 2001 sexual assault on an undocumented migrant.		Reinventing Scientific Discovery: An Interview with Michael Nielsen John Dupuis January 23, 2012 BLOG Connecting vast numbers of scientists and ordinary citizens, online tools make scientific problem-solving faster and more efficient. But for these collaborations to reach their full potential, the culture of science must become much more open.

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