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“The World Turns Around a Spinning Ball”: Choreographed War and Other Aspects of the World’s Greatest Game
Soccer, metaphor for war, at times turns into real war.
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One Year After Closings, How Are Chicago’s Public Schools Now?
For the low-income communities that lost a neighborhood school, the effects are still palpable one year later.
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Dahr Jamail | Will Fracking Cause Our Next Nuclear Disaster?
The idea of storing radioactive nuclear waste inside a hollowed-out salt cavern might look good on paper. But serious problems could result if there is fracking nearby.
European Elections 2014: New Developments or Back to Business as Usual?
The far right is taking advantage of growing resentment across Europe towards the “New Rome,” and citizens' lost faith in mainstream parties' ability or willingness to secure a better …
Rich Getting Richer as the Poor Crawl Slowly Out of Poverty
After winning the inequality championship for so long, Latin America could become a trendsetter when it comes to equality. Other changes will show whether it is just a passing …
Daniel Ellsberg: United States Nearly Used Nukes During Vietnam War
At the annual meeting of Stanford's anti-Vietnam War group, Daniel Ellsberg emphasized the continued relevance of that war's distorted cultural memory.
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At the Feet of a Master: What Georgette Seabrooke Powell Taught Me About Art, Activism, and the Creative Sisterhood
“In the three years since her passing, I look at all the great and valuable things she taught me - some by word and some by deed.”
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Why Do Coal Mining Jobs Matter So Much More Than Jobs Lost to Trade?
While it is good to see the media paying attention to this job loss in the coal industry and its implications for families and communities, this concern is a …
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Chris Hedges | The Rules of Revolt
There are some essential lessons we can learn from the student occupation of Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which took place 25 years ago.
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Fox News Has Finally Yelled Fire in a Crowded Theater
It's time for the media to start calling attacks like those in Las Vegas, Cumming, Georgia, and Kansas City what they are: right-wing-extremist-fueled terrorist attacks.