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Mass Murder by Botulism: Surge in Great Lakes Bird Deaths Driven by Invaders
The botulism bacterium is the most toxic natural substance on Earth, and for these birds it is essentially just widespread food poisoning.
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Risen’s New Book Exposes the “War on Terror“
As an investigative reporter for the New York Times, Risen has been battling dominant power structures for a long time.
Henry A. Giroux | Beyond Orwellian Nightmares and Neoliberal Authoritarianism
Those who fight against neoliberalism must not settle for reforming a system that is as broken as it is dangerous. Any viable, transformative struggle will need a boldly, democratic …
Long Sentences and No Federal Parole Deepen Crisis of Mass Incarceration
"Even though I've been called every name in the book by my prosecutor, former US Attorney Christopher Christie, and labeled as the 25-year-old ‘mastermind’ who deserved to serve a …
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From Chicago to Geneva, a Call for Police Accountability for Violence and Torture
We Charge Genocide, a coalition of Chicago activists, is turning outside the US criminal justice system to force accountability for police misconduct by taking their complaints to the United …
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No Tar Sands, No Offshore Drilling, No Hydraulic Fracturing and Definitely No More Coal
Every progressive should be in favor of eliminating the use of fossil fuels.
Citizens United Transformed State and Local Elections, Often Even More Than National, Report Finds
“After Citizens United: The Story In the States” documents in comprehensive detail the transformative effect 2010's Citizens United has had on state and local elections.
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Commentary: Obamacare Helps Millions, but Per Capita Cost of Care Still Higher Than in Other Nations
While the law apparently is helping to keep medical costs in check, it doesn't go far enough.
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It’s the Stupid, Stupid
Less than a month before Election Day, there doesn't seem to be much direction and passion among the liberal-progressive left.
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Student Denounces University of California as Part of Military Industrial Complex
I cannot get the thought out of my mind that every assignment I turn in feels like a ‘yes’ vote for military action in the Middle East.