Truthout
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Towards a Media That Is “Good and Just“
From “America's Battle for Media Democracy,” this excerpt situates current internet policy battles within a historical narrative.
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A Brief History of the “Testocracy,” Standardized Testing and Test-Defying
Who are these testocrats who would replace teaching with testing?
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The Increasing Concentration of Capital Precludes Democracy
The US and most European governments now exist to serve the needs of an oligarchy.
A Blueprint for Ending War
We are confident that viable alternatives to war can and will be constructed.
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The National Security Elites Are Co-Opting Democracy
Throughout history executives have used the administration of justice as a tool to intimidate and pressure legislators.
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We Must Create a Nation Where People Can Age With Dignity and Fair-Wage Support
The United States is about to experience an “elder boom.”
Introducing David Theo Goldberg’s “Sites of Race”
Racist expression and exclusion are denied their social origin and systemic content, reduced to matters of private discrimination.
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The Killing of Osama bin Laden Did Not Stop the Use of Fear to Justify US Wars
“Covering bin Laden” is an exploration of the iconic status of Osama bin Laden achieved through government propaganda.
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Without Social Security, Income Inequality Would Be Even Worse for Seniors
“Social Security Works!” argues that expanding, rather than cutting, Social Security will benefit individual people and the US as a whole.
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On Being Raised by Radicals and Growing Into Rebellious Motherhood
In her book, Frida Berrigan gives advice on how to integrate child rearing into fighting for change.