Truthout
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We Need a Broad-Based Movement to Stop Killing at Home and Across the Globe
Civil disobedience and connecting with the families of drone victims are ways to universalize resistance.
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Is the CIA Reformable?
Once the political culture of an institution such as the CIA has been broken, it is extremely difficult — if not impossible — to rebuild or repair it.
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Do Black Lives Matter? The Historical Record Speaks for Itself
Where once whites killed and terrorized from beneath a KKK hood, they they do so openly from behind a badge.
A Quiet Deal in Dixie: The Right’s Stealth Plan for the US Goes Back Farther Than You Think
When and how were the seeds sown for the modern far-right's takeover of American politics?
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Proxy War and Surrogate Terror: How the US Came to Take an Active Role in War and Torture in Latin America
John W. Dower describes the US role in facilitating death and destruction in Latin and South America.
The Wealthiest Americans Keep Making Money While Inequality Grows
Paul Buchheit examines the factors that have led to lower wages and less job security for most workers in the US.
Corporate Lobbies Attack the Public Interest in State Capitols
In the wake of Citizens United, a small segment of the economic elite has gained more influence than ever before. What are they doing with that power?
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To Be “Nobody” Is to Be Considered Disposable
Marc Lamont Hill lays out the thinking and history that has led to so many people being deemed disposable today in the US.
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Dismantling Colonial Rule From Palestine to All of America
Steven Salaita explains the basis for making the link between colonialism and decolonial struggle in America and Palestine.
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What Kind of World Are We Building? The Promise of Feminism
Sara Ahmed looks at the role of hope in feminism, the stereotypical figure of the judgmental feminist, and more.