Truthout
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The Collateral Damage of Mass Incarceration
Bryan Stevenson makes a detailed, compelling and personal case that prisons in the United States are filled with victims of injustice.
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We Have a Supreme Court That Comforts the Comfortable and Afflicts the Afflicted
Millhiser has written a scathing indictment of how SCOTUS has undermined our rights.
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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.