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Unlikely Communities: Breaking the Alienation of Incarceration
Women in prison band together in many creative ways to confront the system that aims to divide them.
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The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe
In this excerpt from “Out of Sight,” the history of US corporate pollution and toxic dumping is recounted.
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Richard Falk: US “Misadventure” in Libya
Excerpt from international expert Richard Falk's new book traces the history and effects of US “misadventure” in Libya.
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After Katrina, the Residents of New Orleans Saved Themselves
Excerpt from Roberta Brandes Gratz's “We're Still Here Ya Bastards” is a tribute to the resilience of New Orleanians.
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Accelerating the Decolonization of Palestine
Hegemony can be challenged by language and narration.
The US Militarization of Africa Is Well Underway and Nothing Good Will Come of It
The following is an excerpt from “Finding Barack Obama in South Sudan.”
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The United States “Liberated” Puerto Rico Only to Brutally Colonize It
The book “War Against All Puerto Ricans” is a vivid, detailed account of the brutal treatment of a people “liberated” from Spain.
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How US Working Women Are Being Run Over
Women occupy jobs that are excluded from legal protections, making the workers very easy to exploit and underpay.
Carbon Tax or Carbon Market?
The most effective policy for slowing global warming would be a tax on carbon, according to climate economists.
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Free to Be a Free Rider
The northern victory in the American Civil War enabled political elites to forcibly subdue workers' collective attempts to address economic inequality under capitalism.