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The Legacy of World War II
The adults of my youth knew there was a bigger issue: how do we keep this from ever happening again?
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Blaming Obama for Iraq’s Chaos
After Islamic militants captured Mosul on Tuesday, the danger of Official Washington's false narratives again asserted itself.
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A Question of Torture
Apart from the individual moral dilemma facing a judge of having to choose between saving the prisoner's life from certain suicide or prohibiting a torturous practice, this ruling within …
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Restoring the Right to Vote
Last year, the Supreme Court decimated one of the civil rights movement's crowning achievements. Now, its time for Congress to pick up the pieces.
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In Harm’s Way: The Dangers of a World Without Net Neutrality
The FCC's proposal included rules that would permit Internet providers to prioritize certain websites, and make deals with some services for a faster and better path to subscribers.
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Animal Rights and Our Willful Ignorance
As a society we are highly selective in terms of the animals that we deem worthy of respect and humane treatment.
When Nudity is Contraband
Frances Goldin has not only served as Abu-Jamalu2019s literary agent, but as one of the most vocal and relentless advocates for his release based on both his innocence and …
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The 37 Senators Who Voted for Millionaires Over Students
Senate Republicans sided with 22,000 millionaires over 40 million Americans with student debt by blocking the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act.
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Terminal Life: On the Pure Space of Neoliberalism
Terminal life is the situational embodiment of a neoliberal subject suspended between spatial and temporal points of intersection leading to a great distancing from ourselves as humans.
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Does Feminism Have a Class Problem?
There is little reason to have faith that Sheryl Sandberg-style “trickle-down” feminism will benefit the masses any more than its economic equivalent has.