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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.
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Free to Eat Whatever You Want
Europe is not perfect, but itu2019s several steps ahead of us when it comes to food standards.
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Look Ma: No Teeth… No Future!
So few of us will demand to have government do what governments were actually set up to accomplish: be our safety net when troubles arise.
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Presbyterians Poised for Historic Vote Against Israel’s Occupation of Palestine
Presbyterians meeting in Detroit have a historic opportunity to help change the fundamental dynamics of the Israel-Palestine conflict by considering divestment.
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What Happens When the Tea Party Goes to Washington
Dave Brat wants to bring libertarian economics to the US, and double-down on 34 miserable years of Reaganomics.
Caring About Peace and Justice on Campus, and Beyond
To really work for peace and justice, we have to see both as under the stewardship of all of us, and that peace and justice are the entitlements of …
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The Legacy of World War II
I realized that while I was born after the war was over, D-day and World War II were a real and tangible part of my childhood.
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Crackerjacks, Golden Horses, and Let’s Not Fool Ourselves
Perhaps my cereal decision didn't impact the lives of anyone around me (with the exception of my new dentist), but my vote for Obama did.