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Why Texas Is Shutting Prison Doors
Something remarkable is happening in the Texan criminal justice system: Texan authorities are closing prisons.
Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose
Ultimately, the only way that we will address oppressive policing is to abolish the police.
Science Fiction and the Post-Ferguson World: “There Are as Many Ways to Exist as We Can Imagine“
“Visionary fiction” sees alternatives to oppression.
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Woman-Made: How Rethinking Pregnancy and Childbirth Could Undermine Sexism and Honor Women’s Reproductive Rights
The time has come to honor the greatness and awe-inspiring character of generating and choosing to birth new life.
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Warren and Sanders: Missing Voices for Iran Diplomacy?
Sen. Warren and Sen. Sanders aren't among the Senate Democrats standing up for diplomacy.
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Bailed-Out GM Needs to Rev Up Emissions Effort
General Motors' safety record is still being justly vilified, most recently for an ignition defect blamed for at least 33 deaths.
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Sit Still, Listen and Accept Being a Target: What White Men Can Do in Times Like These
From law enforcement officers to sports team owners, we're hearing plenty of stories of white men behaving badly.
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William Rivers Pitt | Trying to Breathe in These “Post-Racial” United States
We all like to believe in the concept of progress, but Michael Brown and Eric Garner are dead today with no consequences.
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Fueling Corporate Welfare
Giving oil and gas companies royalty-free fuel is a huge waste of taxpayer money.
More Corporations Flee as ALEC Rolls Out Its Legislative Agenda
Nearly 100 private sector funders having left ALEC since 2011.