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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Ronnie Dewberry
Marie Levin, sister to Ronnie Dewberry, a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement, describes how he was not allowed to donate a kidney …
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The Biggest Lie You’ve Been Told About the Oppression Of Muslim Women
When it comes to how the US views Muslim women, Islamophobia reaches across the isle.
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Edward Snowden Reportedly Vows No More Leaks As He Seeks Asylum in Russia
Unable to enter foreign airspace, Edward Snowden seeks asylum in Russia in exchange for his silence.
Beyond Debt and Growth: An Interview With Robert Pollin
Alejandro Reuss sits down with Robert Pollin to discuss the role economists have played in abetting austerity.
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Whatever Happened to MoveOn.Org? Progressives and NSA Spying
In the wake of the NSA scandal, have progressive organizations have all but disappeared from the conversation?
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Lorenzo Milani and the Quest for a Social Justice Education
Tuesday May 27, 2013 marked the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of an important European pedagogue whose writings provide insights for a critical social justice-oriented approach to education. Lorenzo …
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Dystopian Novel, The Water Thief, Imagines the Corporate-Controlled Future of America
Nicholas Soutter's novel may take place in the future, but it's clearly a future today's society created, with corporations ruling all and citizens spied on all day, every day.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Paul Redd
Paul Redd, a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement, was sent to the SHU for political organizing. He talks about being cut off …
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Republicans Nix Food Stamps: This Is Who They Are
“Republicans famously seem intent on being a party of white sanctuary,” writes Robert Borosage in the wake of GOP intentions to cut food assistance programs.
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Women and the Woolwich attack
Since the Woolwich attack on soldier Lee Rigby, much has been written and spoken about the courage of Amanda Donnelly, her daughter Gemini Donnelly-Martin and Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the three …