Truthout
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Shackles and Ivy: The Secret History of How Slavery Helped Build America’s Elite Colleges
A new book 10 years in the making examines how many major US universities are drenched in the sweat, and sometimes the blood, of Africans brought to the US …
CIA’s Washington Post Leaks Aimed at Silencing Drone Critics
Gareth Porter: CIA leaks to the Washington Post alleging Pakistani support for drone strikes a ploy to prop up increasingly unpopular program.
Dr. Willie Parker, Doctor at the Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi
From November 2u20136 the last abortion clinic left in Mississippi will be besieged by one of the most woman-hating, Dark Ages, bigoted Christian fascist organizations in the country.
Interview: Texan Julia Trigg Crawford’s Valiant Effort to Stop TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline
Once she jumped into the ring, she found she was fighting not just for herself, but for all American property owners and the planet too.
Laura Gottesdiener: On Housing and Fighting Back Against Dreams Delayed
Stores like Walmart, Costco and Home Depot are providing financial products like mortgages and various loans.
Immigration “Bed Mandate” Requires 34,000 People Detained Each Day
Activist points to increasing privatization of detention centers as being behind mandatory detention rules in immigration reform bill.
Why JPMorgan May Be Getting Off Easy
Last Friday JPMorgan Chase reached a tentative $13 billion settlement with federal prosecutors for its alleged manipulation of mortgage securities, which helped trigger the Great Recession.
Glenn Greenwald: US Spying on Allies Shows “Institutional Obsession” With Surveillance
The spat over U.S. spying on Germany grew over the weekend following reports the NSA has monitored the phone calls of Chancellor Angela Merkel since as early as 2002, …
Calls for Immigration Reform Ramp Up, but What Fuels Migration to US?
Peter Watt: Neoliberal economic policies like NAFTA drove Mexico into deeper poverty, fueling an exodus to the US.
Peter Dreier on a New Generation of Activists
Historian Peter Dreier shares why heu2019s optimistic about Americau2019s future, including dynamic grass-roots initiatives around the country and, believe it or not, the radical politics of Dr. Seuss.