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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.
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Getting Past Scientized Scrutiny
Too often, reporting on food and agriculture treats science as a singular source of truth.
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The Blue Amazon, Brazil’s New Natural Resources Frontier
The Atlantic ocean is Brazil's last frontier to the east.
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San Francisco: The High Life of the Lowlifes
Author Randy Shaw's portrayal of San Francisco seediness is a celebration in his latest book.
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From One Never Meant to Survive
Author and professor Antonia Darder recalls how her deep sense of justice has allowed her to thrive in academia.
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The Inhuman Failure of “Austerity“
Does the affluent society seem like a dream?