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The US Never Stopped Training and Arming Brutal Latin American Regimes
What used to be counterinsurgency training is now disguised as counter-narcotics training, but it's just as brutal.

The Tax Code Perpetuates Inequality: 1 Percent of Taxpayers Receive More Than the Bottom 80 Percent
Janine Jackson interviewed Jeremie Greer about the tax code and inequality for the April 21, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.

French Voters Face Presidential Election Between Far-Right, Openly Racist Candidate and Centrist Investment Banker
Yasser Louati, a French human rights and civil liberties activist and researcher, discusses the difficulties of the French election.

Dismantling Domination: What We Can Learn About Freedom From Karl Marx
Marx's major innovation was a theory of capitalism as a system of domination, says the author of Marx's Inferno.

Beating Wall Street Means Fighting the Extraction of Wealth From Communities of Color
Racist hate language is one of the tools the financial sector uses to extract wealth from communities of color.

Marissa Alexander, Jailed for Three Years, Speaks Out on Intimate Partner Violence and Building Movements
Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband in 2010.

North Carolina Lawmakers Side With Factory Farms as Communities of Color Suffer From the Spraying of Hog Manure
North Carolina lawmakers passed House Bill 467, which limits the damages that residents could collect against hog farms.

Up to 55,000 Haitians Face Deportation if Trump Refuses to Extend Temporary Protected Status
Marleine Bastien, executive director of Haitian Women of Miami, discusses the looming deportation deadline for Haitian Americans.

Immigrant Workers Lead Thousands in NYC May Day Protests: “Without Our Labor, the City Cannot Move”
Around the world, millions of workers took to the streets Monday for May Day.

Is North Carolina Still a Democracy? How Unfettered Conservative Rule Reshaped Tar Heel State
Republicans in North Carolina are attempting to solidify their legislative power.