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Setting a Bad Example: Flouting Legal Requirements in Greek Broadcasting
The arbitrary enforcement of Greek laws governing broadcasting results in a chaotic situation affecting station owners, workers and communities while exerting control over broadcast content.
How the Politics of Immigration Is Driving Mass Deportation
Deportations reached another record high last year. This is a striking development in light of the fact that illegal immigration and Border Patrol apprehensions have been falling for over …
Another African American Teen Killed by Police in St. Louis
Another shooting by police of an African American teen in St. Louis is bringing up the same questions in a community that still hasnu2019t healed from Michael Brown's death.
Absolutely Must Go: The US Military vs. the Exiles of Diego Garcia
Will the US and UK governments affirm the 20-year optional extension of the US lease on the Indian Ocean island Diego Garcia?
Guantanamo’s Force-Feeding Challenged
If anything qualifies for the description of a festering boil, Guantanamo does.
For Black Women, Domestic Violence and State Violence Go Hand in Hand
For many black women like Marissa Alexander, instead of support and healing, defending themselves from domestic violence can lead to the loss of freedom through incarceration.
Older Coral Species Are Hardier Than Newer Ones
Today diseases have increased and are killing more corals.
The Question of State Legitimacy
Recently things have not gone so well.
Developers Aren’t Going to Solve the Housing Crisis in San Francisco
The authors deconstruct and refute supply-side myths about how to create affordable housing in San Francisco - or any city - and propose some new approaches to affordable housing.
The Tyrant Jean-Claude Duvalier Is Dead, but His Legacy Still Lives in UN-Occupied Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier's death will not change the realities of foreign occupation and meddling in Haiti that continue to bolster much of the authoritarian Duvalier legacy.