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Entering the Chaos and Violence of Rikers Island
Rikers is called a “jail complex” rather than a “prison” because the inmates are confined there, supposedly, for a short time only.
Are the Republicans Looking Toward Only Allowing Property Owners to Vote?
Some on the right simply reject the notion that more people voting is in itself a sign of civic health.
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The Many Pernicious Myths About Native Americans That Need to Be Uprooted Now
Most US citizens' knowledge about Native Americans is inaccurate, distorted or limited to elementary-school textbooks and spaghetti westerns.
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The Bullying of US Militarism Pervades the Entire Society
A militaristic empire must inspire people to commit violence. It must reward the most extreme forms of bullying.
Vilification and Revenge Are Key to Trump’s Personal Values
“My motto is: Always get even. When someone screws you, get them back in spades.”
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Plutocracy of Maximums, Democracy of Minimums
It often takes little to change the balance of power between the dominating and the dominated.
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The Radical Imaginations of Our Children Should Be Nurtured
It is only the urgency of youth that can set the pace and the tone of what is to come.
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Art and Revolution: Black Power at the 1969 Pan-African Cultural Festival
By 1969 our artists and revolutionaries all drew strength from the momentum of the mass movement for Black freedom.
The Ethical Bankruptcy of the US Ruling Elites Paved Way for Trump
I believe that Trump's candidacy offers the possibility for a new discourse of hope, of sustained criticism.
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How Muslim Intellectuals Have Been Forced Into a PR War Against Islamophobia
When politicians rush to demonize Islam and lump all Muslims with terrorists, it falls to a few “go-to” Muslim public intellectuals to try to talk sense into the US.