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In Haiti, the State and International Community Continue to Trounce Human Rights
An interview with human rights organizer Jackson Doliscar.
Black Haitian Lives Matter: Haiti on the Fifth Anniversary of the Earthquake
On the fifth anniversary, Jesse Hagopian describes his experience surviving Haiti's earthquake and urges solidarity between the uprising there and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Rebuilding the Obama-Putin Trust
The year 2015 will surely mark a watershed in relations between the United States and Russia, one way or the other.
Is a Clinton Revival Timed-Out?
Some Democrats fear Hillary Clinton could ultimately fail because she lacks a vision for addressing today's problems.
Why Do Republicans Reject Human-Made Climate Change?
It is a testament to the political spin machine that an issue like climate change can be so polarizing.
Scholarly Mad Libs and Peer-Less Reviews
Scientific American published an investigative report documenting a new and curious form of scholarly publication fraud.
How the Sydney Siege Was Reported by the Public and News Professionals
Social media both speeds up the coverage of a story such as this and risks magnifying inaccuracies.
Teachers on Trial: Five Times the Media Failed Educators in 2014
Teachers faced an unprecedented level of scrutiny in 2014.
Welcome to the European Hunger Games, Brought to You by Mainstream Economics
As a virulent strain of austerity capitalism takes over Europe, leaving shattered lives in its shadow, these researchers consider how things got so bad.
Why Did Swiss Voters Reject Single-Payer Health Care?
Supporters of a single-payer, Medicare-for-all health care system in the US were puzzled September 27 when Swiss voters rejected a reform proposal by 62 percent.