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Black Student Union: “This Is Our Time to Speak” – Are the Education Reformers Listening?
Seattle Times runs front page profile of Garfield High School Black Student Union's leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement: “We are fighting for our lives.”
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Police Funerals and September 11
How clearly this recalls the tragedy of September 11th 2001, which similarly provided an opportunity for a giant offensive against everyone and anyone opposing the expansion of Pentagon-State Department-One …
Welcome to the 21st Century – Time to “Turn 21”
The truth is very painful, but living in and with the truth is the only way to keep our self-respect.
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After Years Without a Grocery Store, Greensboro Neighbors Are Building One Themselves – and They’ll Own It
Fed up with essentially begging for access to quality food, residents of this predominantly African-American and low-income neighborhood decided to open their own grocery store.
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Reform Health Care to Serve Patients, Not Corporate Medicine
The experiences of other wealthy nations show we can do this by expanding and improving Medicare to everyone.
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We Need Moral Certainty on Torture
We need to reestablish that foundational, incontrovertible moral certainty we once had about torture.
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Berkeley Council Hears Police Abuse Claims, Fails to Act
Berkeley has failed to implement a program to collect data on the race of people stopped by police.
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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.