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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.
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The “Free Market” Is Actually Structured for the Rich
In “Rigged,” economist Dean Baker argues that there is nothing free or resilient about the myth of the “free market.”
The Private Vice of Greed Undermines Public Virtue
Current levels of oligarchic inequality, together with financial corruption, critically weaken today's neoliberal capitalist societies.
Bernie Sanders Is Not Giving Up on Positive Change Because of an Election
Bernie Sanders isn't giving up, and he exhorts those who believe in a just, equitable US to continue the struggle.