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Peter Seeger’s Last Letter
It is a testament to Seeger's struggle, tenacity and final emergence into redemption that his vision decades ago holds just as true today.
Gossip and Tectonics, Nude Boys and Naked Truths
Gossip and scandal are part of politics; the German media is currently overflowing with these commodities.
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Activists Win Coordinated Wage Boost in DC, Nearby Counties
Working as a coalition, with groups on both sides of the border and groups working for both issues, proved essential.
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Canadian Postal Workers Battle to Save Door-to-Door Delivery
The surprise announcement hit us December 11: Canada Post plans to phase out door-to-door delivery and hike postage rates.
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The Murky Politics of the $15 Minimum Wage
It's not a perfect comparison, but like the average Venezuelan the people of Seattle are experiencing an explosion of political consciousness.
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Defining What We Stand For
This week, we re-launched It's Our Economy, a project dedicated to reporting on and assisting the growing movement for economic democracy.
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Chris Hedges | Edward Snowden’s Moral Courage
Chris Hedges: Moral courage is always defined by the state as treason.
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A Fate Worse Than Guantanamo?
One Russian prisoner, released from Guantanamo Bay for lack of any evidence, remains imprisoned in Russia, an expedient scapegoat for dubious antiterrorism policies, says Aisha Maniar.
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The Bleached Bones of the Dead: What the Modern World Owes Slavery
How would we calculate the value of what we today would call the intellectual property - in medicine and other fields - generated by slavery's suffering?
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Our Military: Fighting to Keep Its Culture of Abuse
US military commanders should show courage and end a culture that has allowed shameful numbers of cases of sexual abuse, and retaliation for its reporting, in the ranks, says …