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Argentine Protesters vs Monsanto: “The Monster Is Right on Top of Us“
As biotech firms have attempted to build a plant in Argentina, construction was brought to a halt in October by protests and legal action by local residents, who have …
Migration Across the Mediterranean: When Will Europe See That Too Many People Have Died?
Peter Mayo interviews a Croatian journalist on the legacy of colonialism behind the EU's immigration policies.
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Henry A. Giroux | The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
Henry Giroux: We have moved from a culture of questioning to a culture of shouting and in doing so have restaged politics and power in both unproductive and anti-democratic …
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Chris Hedges | Shooting the Messenger
The differences among Snowden, Manning, Assange and Hammond should not be permitted to diminish the vital importance of all their acts.
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Put the “United” Back in the United States of America
Let's stop the insanity of states competing over how much of their taxpayers' money they're willing to give to giant corporations in an endless race to the bottom.
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So Iran is Britain’s Enemy…
Whenever a Western leader expresses adoration and undying support for the Zionist state the Jewish Chronicle (JC) can be relied on to make the most of it. This week it reports on UK …
Forces of Outrage: Best Military in the World, Really?
In response to regular reports of atrocities by US soldiers, drone controllers, pilots and interrogators, the White House routinely tries to help. Every president promises to honor our armed …
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How Shall We Remember Nelson Mandela?
After democracy came, they tore down the prison where freedom fighters were held and used the bricks to build the nation’s first Constitutional Court. Visitors to South Africa are …
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Chicago Neighborhoods Fight for $1.7 Billion in Unused Cash
Chicago, IL — On Nov. 13, outside of the Chicago City Council chambers, Amisha Patel was busy tying up loose ends. Patel, 38, is the executive director of Grassroots Collaborative, a …
Five Reasons Cash, Not Cans, Helps the Hungry
New York Cityu2019s Food Bank, which is one of the largest in the nation, says there are 100,000 more people in need today than there were six years ago, …