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Through Stories, Rebecca Solnit’s New Book Guides Us to Reveal Hidden Selves
To be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all directions.
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Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Labor unions in Turkey join with anti-government strikers to demand wage increases for the people.
Former CIA Employee, Snowden, Blows Whistle on NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance
‘They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type,’ Edward Snowden told the Washington Post.
Obama’s Disheartening Trajectory
Despite his monikers of hope and change, Obama's legacy has become one of violence and oppression.
You Pay Walmart’s Workers as Company Keeps Its Money
Taxpayer-funded social welfare programs subsidize low-paying Walmart's profits to the tune of up to $2 million.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to a biased and antiquated legislation aimed to protect America from
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With War Crimes Argument Banned, Manning’s Military Trial Is Judicial Lynching
Chris Hedges: The government has effectively muzzled Manning's defense team.
Questions Surround the Kidnapping of Two Jesuit Priests in Argentina
It is unlikely that the questions and uncertainty swirling around Pope Francis's role in the kidnapping of two Jesuit priests during the Argentine military dictatorship will ever be definitively …
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Rape and Other Sexual Violence Prevalent in the Juvenile Justice System
Hundreds of teen-agers are raped or sexually assaulted during their stays in the country's juvenile detention facilities, and many of them are victimized repeatedly, according to a US Department …
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For the First Time, US to Lease Offshore Wind Blocks
The US is thought to have around 4,000 gigawatts of offshore wind potential - almost four times the country's current electricity production of all types.