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Masculinity Question Still Missing Post Newtown
Despite the anger of public officials and most of the media, they still largely ignore the missing component in the Connecticut tragedyu2014the gender of the shooter.
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The Play’s the Thing
The mass incarceration of primarily poor people of color is one of the most shameful mass injustices committed in the United States.
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A Poor Educational System
A majority of US professors are now adjuncts working on a contingent basis.
From “Old Detroit” to Delta City: Robocop’s Dystopia in Detroit
Only a genuinely radical response from the public will be able to counteract the selling of Detroit.
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“Liberalism Doesn’t Carry the Critique of Capitalism That Progressivism Does“
Why “neoliberals” are so different from “FDR liberals” and how the changing terms pertained to the free market.
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The Twilight of Leadership
We donu2019t have many Nelson Mandelas left, and we don't really like the more pedestrian politicians that we've been saddled with.
Dean Baker | The End of the Assault on Social Security and Medicare
Dean Baker: Senator Elizabeth Warren's support for raising Social Security benefits could be exactly what we need to move the discussion of retirement income in a positive direction.
Report Finds Police Intelligence Gathering Tactics Threaten National Security
A lack of oversight in counterterrorism programs causes critical intelligence to fall through the cracks.
America’s Child Soldiers: JROTC and the Militarizing of America
Ann Jones takes a startling look at the sort of everyday military indoctrination that may be happening in your very neighborhood.
Stoking Fire: How News Outlets, Prosecutors Minimize Sexual Violence With Language
Sexual assault is an epidemic. Isn't it time to confront the issue with words that boldly capture the reality of sexual brutality and violent domestic abuse?