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William Rivers Pitt | Arizona, the Supreme Court and the End of Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court's recent redistricting ruling may be the most consequential ruling of all, and that is saying something.
Free Marissa Now and Stand With Nan-Hui: A Conversation About Parallel Struggles
Four women reflect on women of color surviving domestic violence, the US carceral system and immigration control.
Obama’s Push for Corporate Rule: A Moment of Opportunity
Democracy versus corporate rule is a far larger political division than big government versus small.
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Before the Dawn: A Reflection on “Guantánamo Diary“
When I read the words of Mohamedou Ould Slahi after years of torture, I have to believe that a dawn will come.
You, Too, Can Buy a Congressman!
But here's a better idea: Let's just take our democracy off the market altogether.
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Why Bree Newsome’s Action Was the “Amazing Grace” I Needed
She showed us that we liberate ourselves through our actions. We, must keep living, fighting, breathing, doing.
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I Streaked Rahm Emanuel to Get a Billionaire to Pay Up for Social Justice
Please help put public pressure on Alki David to get him to pay up!
Plans Proceed to Extract Oil and Gas From Bolivia’s National Parks
Bolivian President Evo Morales escalates the stakes in the debate over extractivism as an anti poverty strategy.
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Who Is the Patient: Insurance Industry or Real People?
We need to recognize the failures of the insurance industry even as they receive their second bailout from SCOTUS.
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Charleston Massacre Forces White Nationalists Out of the Shadows
Charleston massacre forces white nationalists to face increased media scrutiny.