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Malcolm X, Gentrification and Housing as a Human Right
A human rights framework offers a basis for challenging gentrification and creating housing equity in US communities of color.
As Mountaintop Mining Spreads, Lawmakers Oppose Rule to Protect Streams
Congressional Republicans are seeking to block an imminent rule protecting Appalachian streams from mountaintop removal mining.
Pressure Mounts to Shut Down Immigrant Family Detention Centers
Immigrant rights advocates have increased pressure to end the punitive policy of holding in prison-like conditions mothers and children fleeing danger.
Farkhundeh: An Explosion of a Deferred Dream in Afghanistan
Was this case a “turning point” for women's rights in Afghanistan?
Richard D. Wolff | Critics of Capitalism Must Include Its Definition
How an economic system organizes the production, appropriation and distribution of its surplus neatly and clearly differentiates capitalism from other systems.
The Fire This Time: Black Youth and the Spectacle of Postracial Violence
Youth-led social movements are calling for structural changes to address institutional racism, not just police reforms.
Pentagon Report Predicted West’s Support for Islamist Rebels Would Create ISIS
Anti-ISIS coalition knowingly sponsored violent extremists to “isolate” Assad and rollback “Shia expansion”.
Senate Moves to Check Executive Spying Power
The Senate effectively allowed portions of the Patriot Act to expire. Who won and what comes next?
“The Art of the Gouge”: NYU as a Model for Predatory Higher Education
New York University has been operating as a real estate development or management business with a predatory higher education side venture.
International Law and Crimes Against Humanity
So we are embedded in a cycle of violence, led astray by our faulty memories and national hatreds.