Truthout
Op-Ed
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Thanksgiving Anxieties, Political and Personal
u201cI donu2019t hate Thanksgivingu2014I just think itu2019s appropriate to critique a celebration that obscures the reality of the European conquest of the Americas.u201d
Boycotts, Academic Freedom, History
At the November 22 weekend's annual meeting of the American Studies Association, a resolution for an academic boycott of Israel was presented for a vote in the National Council.
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A Call to Arms From Oz to American Academics
The social disease of neoliberalism is spreading to Australia, with a not-so-veiled threat to academic freedom.
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New York Times Uncovers Conservative Attacks, Then Prints One: All on Front Page
The New York Times finally reported on the extensive GOP communication campaigns to change public discourse. Then it published a piece of propaganda by that campaign on the front …
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What Message Do You Need?
Nothing will change to make a better world without independent, public interest media sources that inform without fear or favor and so lay the foundation for a functional democracy.
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Without Reagan’s Treason, Iran Would Not Be a Problem
The biggest threat to an American-Iranian accord comes from President Obama's enemies at home - Congressional Republicans - not from the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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Meet America’s Biggest Welfare Queens
The truth about welfare is that it is just one
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Jesus Huerta: A Child Killed in Durham Police Custody
Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta.
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Beyond Tests: How to Foster Imagination in Students
Iu2019ve explored many of the problems created by the new testing policies, but I donu2019t remember calling attention to a problem created by todayu2019s emphasis on u201cminimum competence.u201d It …
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Scared to Death, My Safety ‘Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Security
Itu2019s the overarching dystopian picture Iu2019m wondering about. The question is: Are most Americans still in that movie house just waiting for the lights to come back on?