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Legal Analysts: State Never Proved Its Case Against Zimmerman
After five agonizing weeks, George Zimmerman was found not guilty because
How Egypt Killed Political Islam
“Political legitimacy — especially in times of revolution — must be earned, not assumed,” writes Cooke about the collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Disappeared, Smeared and Abandoned by their Government: the Fate of Mexico’s Disappeared
The recent “forced disappearance” of 12 young people from an after-hours club in Mexico City (an estimated 26,000 people have disappeared in the past six years) has resulted, as …
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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.