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The Road From Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending
Karen J. Greenberg explores the shameful tale of why, a decade later, the Abu Ghraib affair remains without an end.
US Plutocracy and the Dodd-Frank Sausage Machine
With the rapid concentration of wealth in a few well-manicured hands and the right-wing US Supreme Court declaring money to be speech, the US surge toward oligarchy has gained …
Racism and Criminalization in the Media
A recent ‘People’ magazine cover sparks consideration of the hiding-in-plain-sight but never-discussed racism that characterizes the United States and the ways US media subtly sustain that racism.
The Bleaching of San Francisco: Extreme Gentrification and Suburbanized Poverty in the Bay Area
San Francisco is experiencing a wave of unprecedented hyper-gentrification and urban removal.
Are We Ready to Admit that There’s a Scientific Consensus?
Inexplicably, some still argue that there's no scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate disruption . Perhaps it's necessary to first define consensus.
The West Marches East: The US-NATO Strategy to Isolate Russia
For the past quarter-century, Russia has stood and watched as the United States, NATO, and the European Union have advanced their borders and sphere of influence eastwards to Russia's …
Martin Indyk’s Galloping Horse: Moral Crisis at Heart of Obama’s Peace
To understand how thoughtless the US latest ‘peace process’ drive has been, one only needs to consider some of the characters involved in this political theater, such as Martin …
Protecting Classrooms From Corporate Takeover: What Families Can Learn From Teachers’ Unions
Teachers are fighting the privatization wave by connecting with families right where they live.
Fighting for a Legitimate Democracy, By and For the People
As more people awaken to the reality of the depth of corruption in our government and economy, and the mirage of US democracy, the movement will grow and the …
Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
The Vermont bus driver's strike succeeded through a powerful combination of workers organizing on the job and organized community solidarity.