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On “Lincoln” and Lincoln
“Lincoln” the movie raises key questions: Who was our sixteenth president, after all? And how best to represent him? “Lincoln” has more talking than action, and some audience members …
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Threatened a President But Passed Her Background Check?
It barely made the news—like this week's Delaware courthouse shooting that left three dead. But last week the New York Times reported that Alice Boland threatened administrators at Ashley …
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby (Or Have You?)
Yes, weu2019ve come a long way, but without achieving full access to legal abortion, comprehensive childcare, or equal pay.
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War and Institutionalizing Abuse
In the halls of Congress and confines of the Oval Office, the perception is that the U.S. is at war with an enemy called al-Qaeda. Is this actually the …
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Monsanto Likely to Score Supreme Court Win
Because of the Technology Agreement and the patent on Monsantou2019s genes, a farmer who saves and replants these seeds can be sued.
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Michael Moore | How Oscar Nominee Emad Burnat Was Held at LAX
Michael Moore: The Americans in the dining room apologized to Emad for the way our government and its security police treated him.
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Innocent Exhumed
As the 10th anniversary of the shocking invasion of Iraq approaches, the haunting image of a little boy still sometimes appears in my mind. Several years ago, his father—an …
Meet Six Politicians Getting Rich from America’s Endless Wars
The defense industry is a powerful and influential lobby, and here are its biggest players.
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Small Businesses Still Struggle, and That’s Impeding a Recovery
As the economy celebrates its small victories, small business is still waiting to be rescued from the bottom.
Harvesting Justice
A weekly blog series adapted from Other Worldsu2019 hot-off-the-press, 140-page book: Harvesting Justice: Transforming Food, Land, and Agriculture Systems in the Americas.