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Challenging a “Disposable Future,” Looking to a Politics of Possibility
In this interview with Brad Evans and Henry A. Giroux, the public intellectuals discuss their new book and what they mean by “disposable futures.”
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Poverty, Jail, Media Harassment: The Worst Year of This Mother’s Life
Taylor, a single mother of three, recalls how her dire economic situation and struggle to find employment led to her criminalization for being “poor while Black.”
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Mothers of Resistance
These mothers are fighting for their children's rights - and a better, more equitable tomorrow.
Converting the Fossil-Fuel Fundamentalists
Pope Francis is redefining the ongoing transition to greener energy as a moral obligation.
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They Call It “Labor” for a Reason
“Just about any woman can have a baby. It takes a true boss - and this I know from experience - to be a mother.”
Taking My Students to Prison
Prison is not just a physical place, but a deep wound.
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Free to Be a Free Rider
The northern victory in the American Civil War enabled political elites to forcibly subdue workers' collective attempts to address economic inequality under capitalism.
Brazil’s MST Pays Tribute to Landless Workers Killed by Police in 1996
Landless rural workers occupy farms in Brazil to fulfill the promises of a people's agrarian reform.
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Higher Education Lobby Quietly Joins For-Profit Schools to Roll Back Tighter Rules
Traditional colleges and universities have become unlikely allies of the beleaguered for-profit industry.
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Suppressed at Home, Neglected Abroad: Ethiopian Migrants
The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens from harm, at home and abroad - no matter who they are, or where they are.