Truthout
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Unjust Justice
Lewis Gordon looks at how race is an undeniable factor in George Zimmerman's acquittal.
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“Cracked Open” Exposes Heartbreak of Many Counting on Fertility Methods
Eleanor Bader reviews Miriam Zoll's personal account of the failed promise of in-vitro fertilization.
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Henry A. Giroux | The Violence of Organized Forgetting
Henry Giroux: A war-like mentality makes it difficult to reclaim the language of social responsibility and civic engagement.
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President Carter Says America Has No Functioning Democracy
The US is often accused of nation-building and exporting democracy, yet how can that be if we have no real democracy to export?
Geena Davis: In Search of “Missing Girls” in TV and Film
Lydia Lim spoke to Davis about the gender disparity in media images, as well as the entertainment media's potential to better depict women's empowerment.
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Electronic Medical Records: Friend or Foe?
‘Since our hospital adopted a new computerized record system, we nurses have been struggling to keep our focus on what was once considered nursing.’
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The End of Obamacare? Think Again
Despite its serious flaws, Obamacare has benefits, some intended and others not.
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ALEC and the NRA Have Blood on Their Hands
Trayvon Martin's isn't the only blood on the ALEC's or the NRA's hands.
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Grasping for Dignity in the Era of the American Police State
Strip searches have become routine operating procedures in which everyone is rendered a suspect and, as such, is subjected to treatment once reserved for only the most serious of …
Sarah Shourd on Herman Wallace, California Hunger Strikers and the Horror of Solitary Confinement
In this interview, which Shourd dedicates to Herman Wallace, we take a closer look at her project, Opening the Box, as well as the ongoing prisoner hunger strike in …