This, I learned, is what the NHS is about -- common decency. It is about the shared belief that all the people who live in the United Kingdom constitute a society, and a decent society provides certain necessities for its members. Freedom from hunger is one. Police protection is another. Free healthcare from the cradle to the grave is simply one more item on this list.
--Stephen Amidon, Salon
Syria From The Outside
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Jenna Krajeski looks at how the Syrian conflict has bled into Turkey: It
has cost Turkey seven hundred and fifty million dollars to host the
[Syrian] refug...
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