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Interview
Touring North Korea? An Interview With Author Robert Willoughby
“You see people just trying to get by, kids playing in the streets, teenagers on mobile phones,” in North Korea, says guide author.
Riot as the Language of the Unheard: Ferguson Protests Set to Continue in Fight for Racial Justice
Ferguson are still burning after a night of protests following the grand juryu2019s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who killed Michael Brown.
Black Lives Matter: Ferguson Erupts After Grand Jury Clears Officer in Michael Brown Killing
A grand jury in St. Louis, Missouri has chosen not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager.
“It Is Officially Open Season on Black Folks”: Legal Expert Decries Handling of Wilson Grand Jury
A grand jury has found “that no probable cause exists” to charge Officer Darren Wilson with any crime in the death of Michael Brown.
How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats
Government has become a clearinghouse for corporations and plutocrats with deep pockets.
After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends the United States’ Longest War
President Obama has secretly extended the US role in Afghanistan.
Deforestation, “Development” Connected to Spread of Ebola in West Africa
Silas Siakor, director of Friends of the Earth Liberia, discusses the complex relationship between disease, deforestation and development.
Henry Giroux: Current “Reforms” Attempt to Drive Young People Out of Democracy
Henry A. Giroux discusses education privatization and the marginalization of youth.
Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
Viggo Mortensen Helps Mark 10 Years of Howard Zinn’s “Voices of a People’s History”
Actors are gathering in New York today for a reading of “Voices of a People's History of the United States.”