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The Eyes of the World
With constant news delivery, there is little time to contemplate tragedy such as the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
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An Explosive Crisis: EPA Pushes for Massive Munitions Burn at Louisiana’s Camp Minden
The EPA is set to oversee the hazardous, open burning of 15 million pounds of explosives in Louisiana; neighbors demand an alternative plan.
Advocates Say Asylum Cases Rushed at New Immigrant Family Jail in Texas
Corrections Corporation of America's new immigrant family jail in Texas is found to have few due process protections.
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Hotter Than Lava
Every day, cops toss dangerous military-style grenades during raids, with little oversight and horrifying results.
From Lynching Photos to Michael Brown’s Body: Commodifying Black Death
It's worth questioning what it means for us culturally that the media exploits images of brutalized and dead Black people.
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Lobbyists Lobby on Behalf of … Lobbyists
There was a time when corporations didn't have anything close to the power they do over politics in the US.
The United States Is Open for Business in Iraq
The US has already donated 250 MRAPs to Iraq as well as $300 million in weapons handed over free-of-charge by the Department of Defense in 2014.
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A Message to France from the President of Hope and Freedom
Everyone here in The Homeland understands what it means to be scarred by synchronized attacks in your largest city and government seat.
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Z”L Yoav RIP: No Man Is an Island … Any Man’s Death Diminishes Me
Yoav Hattab, 21, student and tireless worker in social movements, was one of the victims of the attack on a kosher market in Paris on January 9, 2015.
South African Civil Rights Leader Calls Israeli Apartheid of Palestinians Much More Violent Than South African Government Treatment of Blacks
Boesak called the US government protection of the Israeli government's actions the single most important reason why apartheid Israel exists.