The World Policy Institute understands that policymakers and opinion leaders need creative ways to catalyze innovation and engage wider coalitions in solving some of the world’s biggest challenges. By working with artists focused on the same issues, this cross-cutting initiative seeks to build a new, collaborative model for social change.
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Yemen: Descending into Despair
[Editor's Note: After more than three decades in power, President Ali Abdullah Saleh handed over power on Wednesday, bowing to the protesters who have spent months in occupying "Change Square" and other locations across the country.
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