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Henry A. Giroux on His Book “Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability?“
In a Nutshell In many ways, Youth in a Suspect Society is motivated by a sense of outrage and a sense of hope. While youth have always represented an …
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Ozone From the East Poisoning Air Over Western US
At the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December 2009, CO2 was at the center of everyone's attention. The United States and China, the premier planetary polluters, succeeded in laboriously reaching …
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Leveling the Political and Economic Playing Field
The Supreme Court ruled last week that corporations could spend as much money as they want in elections, thereby making most existing restrictions on corporate election spending unconstitutional. This …
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Nick Turse | The Drone Surge: Today, Tomorrow and 2047
One moment there was the hum of a motor in the sky above. The next, on a recent morning in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a missile blasted a home, killing …
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Obama Calls Elizabeth Warren to White House After Tuesday’s Election
On the day after Tuesday’s electoral loss, the Obama administration brought an unfamiliar face to the White House - Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor noted for her staunch …
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What Is Implied by Living in a World of Flow
At the Web 2.0 Expo held in New York in mid-November, sociologist Danah Boyd, as is her wont, made a brilliant presentation on the consequences of living in a …
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Marijuana in the Classroom? Sometimes It’s Legal
Medical marijuana legally prescribed to young people is showing up in classrooms. This is putting teachers and principals in a new and challenging position. A high school student found …
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GOP Hopeful: People on Public Assistance “Like Stray Animals“
Greenville - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer has compared giving people government assistance to “feeding stray animals.” Bauer, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, made his remarks …
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US Lends Firepower to Yemen Fight
Sanaa, Yemen - Yemeni policemen sprinted up a rocky dirt road, firing AK-47s, lobbing grenades and detonating explosives at a cinderblock house, a supposed Al Qaeda hideout. The scenario …
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Soldiers’ Wives: Fighting Mental, Emotional Battles of Their Own
A new study shows higher levels of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders among Army wives whose husbands have had lengthy deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. New programs aim to …