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Persepolis Publisher Responds to Chicago Public School Ban
Publishers respond to the recent banning of Marjane Satrapiu2019s novel Persepolis, a coming of age tale set in conservative Iran.
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Ten Years After Iraq Invasion, Sunnis Who Backed Saddam Chafe Under Shiite Rule
And Kurds are angry at the prime minister's refusal to resolve the issues of revenue-sharing and oil sales.
Iraq: War’s Legacy of Cancer
Two US-led wars in Iraq have left behind hundreds of tons of depleted uranium munitions.
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Letter From Poland: Smart, Young, Unemployed – and Leaving
If someone is looking for the next Polish revolution, s/he may be disappointed.
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Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score
What does it say that sixty-six years later, Israeli fans of the soccer club Beitar Jerusalem have not evolved to postwar-Brooklyn standards of human decency?
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L.A. Teachers Block Corporate Donor Attempt to Buy School Board
Bloomberg was one of many wealthy outside donors, dropping $1 million on the L.A. school board races.
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“The Consumer’s Got to Change the System”: Farmer Ben Burkett on Racism and Corporate Control of Agriculture
We struggle every day to bring about a change.
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Business and Labor Unite on Immigration Reform, But Future Uncertain
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce are recommending a new type of immigration visa program that is not tied to single employers.
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Inside Game: Creating PACs and Then Spending Their Money
While many watchdog organizations track how political committees raise money, few look at how the money is ultimately disbursed.
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US Acknowledges 14 on Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Prison
Fifty-one attorneys wrote Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to intervene in ‘a serious threat to the health and life of detainees.’