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Interview
Talking Black Writers, “Bring Back Our Girls” and All the Buzz About Bridgett M. Davis’ New Book
Eisa Ulen talks with filmmaker and author Bridgett Davis, whose beautiful novel begins in 1987 Detroit and follows its protagonist on a journey to Lagos.
After Censorship of History Course, Colorado Students and Teachers Give a Lesson in Civil Disobedience
After a county school board in Colorado proposed to rewrite the district's high school US history curriculum to stop teaching about civil disobedience, students and teachers have responded with …
Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial
A 16-year-old high school sophomore from the Bronx ended up spending nearly three years locked up at the Rikers jail in New York City after he says he was …
Acute Economic Inequality Underlies “Occupy Central” Protests in Hong Kong
Assistant professor Eli Friedman from Cornell University says working-class and union participation has increased in subsequent occupations.
Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment of Decades of Failed US Policy in the Middle East
The US underestimated the IS and overestimated the ability of the Iraq military to fend off the militant group IS.
Umbrella Revolution: Hong Kong’s Biggest Protests in Decades Challenge China on Political Freedom
Hong Kong is facing its biggest political unrest in decades as tens of thousands of protesters defy a police crackdown to demand greater freedom from China.
As US-Afghanistan Sign Troop Deal, CIA-Backed Warlord Behind Massacre of 2,000 POWs Sworn-In as VP
Afghanistan's new vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, once described by Ghani himself as a “known killer.”
Can Civilization Survive “Really Existing Capitalism”? An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky discusses ISIS, the rise of religious extremism globally, actually existing capitalism and its incompatibility with democracy, Israel, Ukraine and the “root of all evil.”
How Carbon Is Changing the Price of Everything: An Interview With the Author of “Carbon Shock“
Author Mark Schapiro explains how climate change is affecting the cost of everything, but the wrong people are paying the price.
After Civilian Deaths, Human Rights Watch Says US Strikes on Syria May Violate Laws of War
As US strikes on Syria expand, Human Rights Watch says a bombing last week on the town of Idlib should be investigated for possible violations of the laws of …