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Security Culture and Xenophobia in the Wake of Terror: What We Have to Lose
After the Paris attacks, we should be mindful of strategic moves to eliminate personal freedoms by the state.
Western State Regulators Struggling to Keep Up With Radioactive Fracking and Drilling Waste
A new report details a string of illegal dumping incidents.
Indentured Studenthood: The Higher Education Act and the Burden of Student Debt
Everyone involved in financial aid bears the responsibility of putting students in a millennial version of indentured servitude.
Racism and Mass Incarceration in the US Heartland: Historical Roots of the New Jim Crow
Racialized police violence in Chicago is not an aberration; it reflects a long history of discriminatory policing in the Midwest.
FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon Based on Bad Science, Say Consumer Advocates
The agency's move sets a low bar for future approvals of genetically engineered animals for human consumption.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Campaign Cashes in on Anti-Refugee Animus
Governor McCrory's campaign is raising funds off his call to close his state's doors to Syrian refugees.
There’s No Such Thing as a Climate Change Refugee, but There Ought to Be
The challenges of climate change are not merely technical and economic; they are legal as well.
From Mizzou to Yale: The Resurgence of Black Student Protest
Protests from Yale to Mizzou are part of a long tradition of Black students struggling against racism and other injustices.
Neocons Make Rubio Their Favorite
The neocons have found their favorite candidate, a fresh face who would put them firmly back in the driver's seat of US foreign policy.
The Post-Paris War on Encryption Is an Opportunistic Attack on Our Civil Liberties
The vilification of encryption - a means of protecting one's digital privacy - is threatening our civil liberties.