Truthout
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The Media’s Failure With the Biggest Story in the World
The mainstream media are largely to blame for the public's ignorance on climate change.
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New Perspectives on Why Cuba Matters
Tom Hayden provides examples of the price we have paid for isolating ourselves from Cuba.
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Imagining Social Justice as a Communal Process
Hate violence is inextricably bound to broader social and political systems.
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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.