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The Facts Don’t Fit Israel’s “Self-Defense” Claim
The facts don't support Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that Israeli security interests preclude International Criminal Court prosecution.
What Does Hillary Clinton’s Caregiver Proposal Really Accomplish for Domestic Workers?
Clinton's plan would benefit people who care for their elder family members, but would do little for paid domestic workers.
Climate Change Justice: Indigenous Peoples Ignored in Paris Summit
No matter the outcome of COP21, counterterrorism legislation will counter frontline environmental defenders.
Academics-for-Hire Agree Not to Disclose Fossil Fuel Funding
Leading climate sceptic who will testify at Ted Cruz senate hearing agreed to write a pro fossil fuel paper funded by oil company.
Misleading Poll Used to Justify Donald Trump’s Call to Ban Muslims From US
Experts describe Gaffney as one of America's most notorious Islamophobes and the poll's methodology as questionable.
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Sipping Champagne on the Titanic: Twenty Billionaires Own More Than the Bottom Half of Americans
How can there be so many billionaires so self-absorbed in their greed that they cannot see the suffering that surrounds them?
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William Rivers Pitt | The Butcher’s Repast
William Rivers Pitt: I see the butcher's bill and know this is wrong. Something has gone sideways.
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US War Against “Evil” Is Self-Defeating and Has No End
Before the next war and the next massacre, consider the startling costs of the United States' seemingly endless (and fruitless) battle with “evil.”
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Trump, Black Lives Matter and the Destabilization of Respectability Politics
The real objection from conservatives is not the form Black protest takes, but the deep critique of white supremacy it offers.
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A Black Princeton Graduate’s Response to Marginalization at the University
What is missing at many of America's colleges and universities is an awareness that racism is a very real problem.