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Islamic State's 'Medieval' Ideology Owes A Lot To Revolutionary France

Sep 09 2014 | comment(s)

A protest against the killing of journalists by the Islamic State. Credit: Mast Irham/EPA

By Kevin McDonald, Middlesex University

Multicultural Dora The Explorer Grows Up, But She Won't Make All Kids Bilingual

Sep 09 2014 | comment(s)

Dora grows up. Credit: Lisa West Photography, CC BY-NC-ND

By Bruce Fuller, University of California, Berkeley

5 Foods To Avoid At The Supermarket

Sep 09 2014 | comment(s)

Ideally lollipops, cookies, sugar-sweetened drinks, potato chips and processed meats will never appear in your shopping cart.

Want to stack the nutrition odds in your favor? The key is good food so here are five things to never let into your shopping trolley: candies, cookies, sugar-sweetened drinks, potato chips and processed meats.

Known as discretionary foods, all five are high in either added sugars, saturated fat or salt. Discretionary foods provide calories but not many nutrients.