Truthout
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Read These Words of Resistance and You Will Know That You Are Not Alone
Here are seven inspiring quotations from the past few years contained in Verso's “Book of Dissent.”
The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Is Not a Substitute for Education
JROTC has been overlooked by education researchers.
Richmond, California, Teaches US a Lesson About Progressive Organizing
The revival of local politics is not unrelated to the dashed hopes and lowered expectations of the Obama era.
Will Automation Benefit Humanity and the Planet, or a Tiny Elite?
A prosperous, sustainable future will require a very different kind of economic system.
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Memorials to US Tragedies Often Reinforce a Self-Serving Narrative
By focusing primarily on the victims, memorials often succeed in separating victims from the historical event that caused their death.
What Happens to Innocent People When They Are Freed?
This book gives a name to those who do not have one: exoneree.
The United States Is Doing Little to Help Stop the Carnage in South Sudan
It remains to be seen whether the US will “stand steadfast” or walk away from the nation it spent so much time ushering into existence.
“Saviors” Believe That They Are Better Than the People They Are “Saving“
Could charity and the mission of many non-governmental organizations be related to white privilege?
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Is Keeping People of Color From Voting the Key to GOP Electoral Dominance?
Crosscheck is the GOP's Great White Hope Machine, the approaching Death Star of voter suppression.
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How Racist and Sexist Myths Shape Our Reaction to Sexual Assault on Campus
When we focus on damaging stereotypes in our stories of assault, we aren't looking at everyone else.