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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.
“Employee Engagement” Is No Substitute for a Union at Volkswagen
What should we make of the latest twist at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen plant?
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Feds Bar Companies’ Long-Distance Lawsuits Against Soldiers
In the latest move against companies targeting military customers, federal regulators prohibit two Virginia-based lenders from suing out-of-state debtors in Virginia courts.
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Top 10 Progressive Policies We’d Love to See Enacted in 2015 (but Probably Won’t Be)
2015 would be an amazing time to pass some real legislation that could decrease the gap between the rich and poor and the have and have-nots.