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How Preppers from Around the World Are Gearing Up for Doomsday
The biggest fear-driven purchases driving up the global survivalist economy.
The Global Fear League 2017
Our round up of the countries that are teetering on the edge of breakdown this year.
A Brief History of the American Town That Seceded 'Til It Ran Out of Booze
As chatter about a so-called 'Calexit' gets louder, a look back at California's Rough and Ready.
The Unfinished Houses of Polish Immigrants in the US
Following the fall of the Soviet Union, a number of Polish highlanders emigrated to America looking for bread but hoping to come back and use the favourable exchange rate to build spacious manors in the homeland.
Athens Welcomed Obama with Molotov Bombs and Tear Gas
On Tuesday morning, Barack Obama arrived in Athens for his final foreign trip as president of the United States.
America In the Balkans
To someone living in the Balkans, America feels like a protest chant that has been sang so much, it's lost its meaning.
What Parents Are Teaching Their Kids About Terrorism
Amid a deluge of terrorist attacks abroad and mass shootings at home, American parents are doing what they can to keep their kids safe without inciting panic.
I Am Young and Black and I Don't Want to Die
How can you feel safe when black death is everywhere you look and tools like guns only seem to make you more of a target?
Nero, Nazis, and the New Far Right: The Phenomena of the Professional Troll
Call it the Donald Trump effect. It doesn't matter if the trolls believe what they are saying if their followers believe it.
Banning Everything That Gets People High Is a Terrible Idea
What, exactly, is so wrong with getting high in 2016?
America Started the Summer Off with a Massive Wave of Gun Violence
At least 95 people were shot across the country this weekend.
We Asked an Expert if Shark Attacks are Really Getting Worse Because of Climate Change
Shark attacks are really just "love taps."