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Memorial Blockade: A Love Letter to Communities Resisting Police Violence
A recent direct action by Chicago activists represented a city raging against corruption, systemic abuse and state violence.
Bill Moyers | The Plutocrats Are Winning. Don’t Let Them!
The vast inequality they are creating is a death sentence for government by consent of the people.
Corporate Charity Is Corporate Power
Extreme philanthropy is not the answer to extreme inequality.
Yemen Crisis: One More Reason to Re-Evaluate the Toxic US-Saudi Alliance
The US involvement in the Yemen crisis can be summed up in four words: allegiance to Saudi Arabia.
Shattering the International Glass Ceiling for Female Judges
Why do we need more women in politics? The legitimacy of these institutions partially depends on their perceived fairness.
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We’re Not the Aliens Anymore: A Review of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
The first film came out in 1977, and it's only now that this fictional world is catching up with the diversity of our real one.
Mass Incarceration, the Presidential Race and the Politics of Respectability
Some organizers fear electoral and respectability politics could stifle the movement against mass incarceration.
Ailing, Angry Nuclear-Weapons Workers Fight for Compensation
“Too often, workers die waiting” for help, one senator says.
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Biting the Hands That Feed: New York’s Immigrant Farmworkers Face Appalling Treatment
In the post-9/11 climate of fear and increased funding for immigration enforcement, once-sleepy border towns have become sites of mass detentions.
Earthquake Survivors Struggle Amid Fuel Shortages Due to Protests
Cooking a day's meal has become a huge challenge, due to the acute shortage of fuel in its 3rd month.