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Official Secrets: Absolute Control
Control of information by the government-corporate complex is expanding.
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Testing Narrative: José Vilson’s Vision of Race, Class and Education in the US
Jose Vilson's new book “This Is Not a Test” discusses how education reform looks and feels to those who actually have to endure it: teachers, parents and students.
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Scrimping on Women’s Pay
Low-paying jobs are growing faster than decent-paying jobs, and more women than men are getting measly wages.
Open Letter To the Organizers of Peace Event Sarajevo 2014
What do the governments of France and the United States hope to achieve by financing a peace event in Sarajevo?
Hundreds of California Prisoners in Isolation to Join Class Action Lawsuit
Today, a federal judge allowed hundreds of California prisoners to join a lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California prisons when she granted the case class action status.
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Class Segregation and the Housing Market
There are many forms of discrimination, but one that Americans seem to have a high tolerance for is that based on class.
Michigan Teacher Suspended for Showing Video on Segregation and the Use of Black Face
There is a troubling case in Michigan where Alan Barron, a public school teacher at Monroe Middle School, has been suspended for teaching an eighth grade class on racial …
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When American Mainstream Media Is Amiss From Guantanamo
In the 365 days since President Obama's second promise to close Guantanamo, he appointed two envoys to deal with the closure of Guantanamo and has lifted the ban against …
Why Don’t the Unemployed Get Off Their Couches? And Eight Other Critical Questions for Americans
As the United States slips from its status as the globe's number one economic power, small numbers of Americans continue to amass staggering amounts of wealth, while simultaneously inequality …
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Dahr Jamail | On Staying Sane in a Suicidal Culture
Joanna Macy's body of work encompasses the psychological and spiritual issues of living in the nuclear age and is grounded in a deepening of ecological awareness.