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“Some Sort of Hell”: How One of the Wealthiest Cities in the United States Treats Its Homeless
The city refuses to provide affordable housing, yet won't tolerate people living outdoors.
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UN-Recommended Prosecution of Lawyers Who Cleared US Torture Program Good First Step
A UN panel's call to prosecute lawyers who cleared US torture program is a good start.
Thirteen Things That We Re-Learned About the Prison Industrial Complex in 2014
We are STILL in the era of “mass” and “hyper” incarceration.
Professor Jared Ball on Ferguson and the Media
Author Jared A. Ball talks about the construction of Black identity, colonialism and what is needed to stop the police killings.
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New York City Sends $30 Million a Year to School With History of Giving Kids Electric Shocks
New York City kids make up the vast majority of the students at Massachusetts' infamous Judge Rotenberg Center.
As the US “Enhances” Military Cooperation in the Philippines, a Complicated Relationship Is Challenged
Opponents of a US-Philippines military agreement say it tramples on Philippine sovereignty.
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New Year’s Resolutions: Ten Ways to Combat Upward Redistribution of Income
This list should provide a useful set of market friendly policies that will both lead to more equality and more growth.
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Why “The Interview” Is Not Worth Your Time
A film as racist as “The Interview” was bound to get some attention even before Sony was hacked.
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Chuck Todd Accidentally Tells the Truth
It's time for a serious discussion in the US about the role of our news media.
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“Selma” Portrays the True Martin Luther King Jr: A Radical Despised by the Political Establishment
This is not your sanitized Hollywood version of Dr. King.