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Racializing Lung Function
Lundy Braun's “Breathing Race into the Machine” traces the peculiar history of how 19th century research on lung capacity laid the foundation for a “scientific” framing of racial difference …
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More Proof Corporate Tax Cuts Have Done More Harm Than Good
The taxes paid by corporations today are near record lows as a percentage of the United States' total tax bill, even as they are recording massive profits.
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A Tortured Twist on Ethics
Why isn't the American Psychological Association pursuing ethics charges against psychologist John Leso for abuses he helped carry out at the Guantanamo prison?
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Executions on the Upswing Globally
Anti-terrorism measures in Iraq and hardline drug polices in Iran accounted for more than half of all reported government-sanctioned killings in 2013.
Turning the Tide: Inside a Texas City’s Struggle To Stop Deportations
As early as 2011, activists in some key cities had begun turning the tide against the Secure Communities program.
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Reviewing “The Watchdog That Didn’t Bark: The Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism“
Barking dogs and sinking ships: Journalism's search for metaphor and meaning.
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Brown Is the New Black
Fashions come and go. And this year, across the broad swath of Eurasia, fascism is in.
Sheppard Air Force Base: Uncounted Costs of Privatizing Government Services
Presidents Clinton and Bush supported the privatization of public services even when there was no credible evidence that the private sector cost less or delivered superior quality.
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A Panicked Press Turns Economics Into a Morality Play
The ever-changing reasons for a never-changing policy suggest that we aren't really talking about policy analysis.
Retrieving a Moral Comportment in an Age of Violence and Bullying
The Canadian government recently expressed the desire to address cyber-bullying through criminal code reform. It would be more effective to retrieve a more potent sense of moral accountability in …