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John Lasker, Contributor

Freelance journalist John Lasker was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. His work has appeared in Wired magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Agence France-Press and Truthdig. Much of what John writes about focuses on human rights, exploited labor and armed conflict.

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2012

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John Lasker, Contributor

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