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In Illinois, New Law Limits Jail Time for Poor People Who Commit Certain Crimes
The prevalence of pretrial detention has a negative effect.
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Latin America’s Open Veins: From Brutal Colonialism to Exploitative Neoliberalism
In this world of ours, a world of powerful centers and subjugated outposts, there is no wealth that must not be held in some suspicion.
The Hypocrisy of Criticizing the Confederate Flag While Whitewashing US Foreign Policy
The US debate on the acceptability of various political insignia is absorbing for what it omits.
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Trump’s No Outlier
When it comes to the way he treats workers, the Donald is as Republican as capital gains and Richard Nixon.
Tiny Guam, Huge US Marine Base Expansions
An expansion of the military will only degrade both the environment and the native Chamorro people.
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Monthly Drone Report, August 2015: 32 US Strikes Hit Afghanistan Alone
US actions continue in Afghanistan, eight months after combat operations officially ended.
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Police in Texas Hospital Shoot Patient in the Chest
The patient's brother wasn't surprised that police came so close to fatally shooting his younger sibling in a space designed to care for people.
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Walmart and Walker: Always Low Wages
What do Gov. Scott Walker and Walmart have in common? They talk pay raises in public while cheating their workers of pay.
DoD’s Inspector General Investigates Administration Propaganda Again
Intelligence officials were skewing the info on how (un)successful the campaign against ISIS has been.
Investigators Find New Developments in Possible Lynching Case Out of North Carolina
The death of Lennon Lacy was ruled a suicide, but questions remain of whether it was a lynching.