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All revolutions are born in terror: Can this one be stopped?
World-altering revolutions are born in danger and death, brotherhood and joy. This one must be stopped. By Scott Atran.
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This might be the most controversial theory for what’s behind the rise of ISIS
A year after his 700-page opus "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" stormed to the top of America's best-seller lists, Thomas Piketty is out with a new argument about income inequality. It may prove more controversial than his book, which continues to generate debate... By Jim Tankersley. -
Why inequality isn’t driving the rise of the Islamic State
At one point in his nearly two-year stint chairing President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, Alan Krueger was asked to give a talk at the Central Intelligence Agency, on the subject of terrorism... By Jim Tankersley. -
Why Join ISIS? How Fighters Respond When You Ask Them
A study finds that motivations vary widely. By Patrick Tucker. -
How to Beat Islamic State
To win against the jihadists, isolate them, undercut their appeal to Muslims and avoid a ‘clash of civilizations.’ By Maajid Nawaz. -
Young Muslim Americans Are Feeling the Strain of Suspicion
Hebh Jamal does not remember the Sept. 11 attacks. She was 1. Growing up in the Bronx, she was unaware of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and was mostly insulated from the surge in suspicion that engulfed Muslims in the United States, the programs of police surveillance and the rise in bias... -
Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence (Jan. 7, 2015)
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