Our Far-Flung Correspondents Late summer is a time for balmy days and statement shades, out-of-office e-mails and that ubiquitous chemical whiff of SPF. A good moment, we thought, to revisit some of our favorite pieces about places not accessible by subway—and, in…

Parallels In Spain, Entire Villages Are Up For Sale — And They're Going Cheap

As Spaniards migrate from villages to cities for work, education and access to health care, rural hamlets are ending up on the auction block. Foreigners are in the market for these properties.

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Just this week, an Australian Minister banned schools from screening a film about gay and lesbian families. Myths and scare stories about gay and lesbian couples are spreading in Australia. We need to get positive stories of love and equality out there, now!

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The European Union just decided to destroy the Internet by ending Net Neutrality.

What that means in simple terms is putting profits before public good. It affects the content we view, access to our favourite websites, and kills our ability to innovate, create new ideas, and spur entrepreneurship in Europe. 

SumOfUs members just fought a huge battle in the United States -- and won.…

I’m being watched by a line of swaggering security guards standing at huge crystalline doors. Bodies in black business suits hover at the windows of the 350 foot building trying to get a glimpse of me and my microphone. Right now I’m standing at Shell’s London headquarters without permission.

Now that I’ve got their attention, I’m going…

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The Youngest Victims

4,000 kilometres is a long journey for anyone. But what if you’re sent this far, by road and sea, just to be ‘fattened’ and slaughtered? And what if you’re an unweaned calf, just a few weeks old?

This is a journey of…