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Women’s Liberation at Barefoot College
Barefoot College is a renowned initiative in India that uses village wisdom, local knowledge and practical skills available in the rural areas to improve villagers' lives.
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Why Won’t the FCC Appeal the Court Ruling Striking Down Net Neutrality?
Gaius Publius: I hear that this could be just a tactical move by the FCC, but no one's sure.
The Warmth of Other Suns: Isabel Wilkerson on the Great Migration
Should they go or should they stay? That was a question millions of African Americans living in the South asked themselves in the 20th Century.
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Cheering a ‘Democratic’ Coup in Ukraine
Nearly everyone is hailing this putsch and ignoring that it was spurred on by neo-Nazi militias, Robert Parry reports.
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We Want to Have a Common Language: Carolina Jews for Justice Stand Out in the Moral Mondays Crowd
One Raleigh-based Jewish group has tapped into a wellspring of political passion among Jews, and is mobilizing them across the state to challenge the Republican takeover of the legislature.
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Oklahoma Legislators Declare War on Working Poor
It's official: Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Republicans in the Oklahoma Legislature don't care about the working poor or their children.
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Omar and the Checkpoint
Many speak of Israel's checkpoints dotting the occupied territories, but few truly appreciate the real experience of living life imprisoned between checkpoints, by being held hostage to the temperament …
The Ideology of Symbolism, the Symbols of Idolatry
“All Men are created equal” conjures up feelings of patriotic zeal, a sense of commonality within the citizenry of the country, and a belief that ours was a country …
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The Political Underbelly of the Pensions Crisis: What Broke the System, and How Do We Fix It?
Since the beginning of the Great Recession, policymakers and reporters have spoken of a growing crisis in public pensions.
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Will the NLRB Stand Up for Workplace Democracy at VW?
In the Volkswagen Chattanooga campaign, Republican lawmakers crossed the line into threats and intimidation that undermined workers' free choice.