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First Fall Semester Debtors’ Assembly at SIUC: A Critique of the Student Debt Regime
Just a few decades ago, accumulating debt in and as a result of attending college was virtually unheard of.
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Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly September 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilize political will and advance solutions to …
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Existential Zombie
The average American cannot begin to imagine what life is like for the average Iraqi. Imagine if instead of three thousand dead, there were several million dead.
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The Multiple Benefits of Economic Localization
For young people entering the workforce, one of the most powerful steps to take is to join the emerging localization movement.
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Socialism and Workers’ Self-Directed Enterprises
Extreme and deepening inequalities have provoked millions to question and challenge capitalism.
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“They” Live; “They” Rule
In “They Rule: The 1% v. Democracy,” author Paul Street describes how John Carpenter prefigured our present moment when all conspires to make resistance seem futile and alternatives, non-existent, …
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Fairness and Justice? Post-9/11 Muslim Charity Prosecution
The US government continues its persecution of Rafil Dhafir, most recently by placing him in solitary confinement.
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Machiavelli and Oligarchic Democracy
Machiavelli thought that curbing the appetites of the super-rich and super-powerful was essential for promoting and protecting everyone's freedom and happiness. He was right. And what was true at …
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Restoring Government by the People, for the People
The ability for everyday Americans to have our concerns heard and addressed by our elected officials is dwindling.
Convenient Genocide: Another Failed War to Re-Arrange the Middle East
The only real genocide is the one that serves the interests of the west.