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Israel Says: Rachel Made Me Do It
On 16 March 2003, the last day of her life, 23 year old Rachel Corrie was in the Gaza town of Rafah standing in front of the Palestinian family …
Who Owns Detroit?
We Detroiters are now entering a period of turmoil that is quite different in character from the devastation of the last 40 years. The crisis we find ourselves in …
Fact-Checking the Democratic Party Platform
In the key areas of bank regulation, law enforcement, labor, trade policy, climate change and civil liberties, there is more than a little difference between the Obama administration's record …
Why #OccupyIsaac Makes Sense
The Occupy Movement is using the communications capabilities of InterOccupy and its national & international reach, to bring together the Common Ground Collective & Food Not Bombs, in a …
The Widespread War on Reproductive Rights
National polls show that most of the public supports birth control and abortion rights. So whatu2019s with the trend of trying to limit them?
Film “Won’t Back Down” Models Hollywood Propaganda in Age of School Reform
Hollywood is jumping aboard the PR train to push privatized education just as it did to popularize both World Wars - only this time, entrepreneurs are joining the government …
I Don’t Think You Really Have a Choice, Barack
"You see the Republican convention?" "I can't look at that. I'd get so upset." "It was worse than you think—like a Klan rally." That little back and forth came …
All Eyes on Chicago’s Teachers
Itu2019s impossible to exaggerate the national importance of the teachersu2019 struggle in Chicago. If the Chicago teachersu2019 union u2014 26,000 members strong u2014 goes on strike, many critical yet …
No Accountability for Torturers
The Obama administration has closed the books on prosecutions of those who violated our laws by authorizing and conducting the torture and abuse of prisoners in U.S. custody.
Two Cheers for Clint Eastwood
I watched Eastwood live, and I found u201cthe one humanly interesting moment of the conventionu201d refreshing.