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Op-Ed
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Criminalization, Race and Food Access in a Time of Hyper-Afrophobia
The right to access quality food is profoundly connected to the rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. People of color should enjoy all these rights, but …
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Liberty and Justice? US Support for Israeli Apartheid
There must be a push to divest “from companies that profit from violent, oppressive, and discriminatory practices.”
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Steve Cohen, Meet Al Capone
More than 80 years after the big-time mobster got busted for tax evasion, the feds may bar a cocky hedge fund manager from trading for his
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The Economy Is Awful and Larry Summers Should Not Be Fed Chair
Obama would have us praise Summers for his “successes” instead of taking a closer look at his failures.
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Robin Thicke’s Blurred Vision: A Critique of a Rape Anthem in Two Parts
There is no discernible overturning of sexism in Blurred Lines.
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No Justice in Sanford, No Peace in the Borderlands: Stand Your Ground, Border Policing and the Mass Production of Corpses of Color
In light of the Zimmerman verdict, the Border Patrol shooting of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez in October 2012 is emblematic of another form of one-sided violence likely to intensify …
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“Just Cause:" Isn’t it Time for All Workers to Have More Job Security?
The US is alone among industrialized countries that permits “at will” employees. Labor should seize the opportunity to champion the passage of “just cause” standards into state laws.
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Confessions of a Climate Change Denier
In order to truly address climate change we must change the narrative with which we define it.
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Who’s Doing the Writing? Peace Talks: New Chapter, Old Book
As peace talks between Israel and Palestine commence, we must break past the pro/con dichotomy to truly engage with the problem both socially and politically.
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Need a Job? Join the New Army (Navy) of Servants
While the rich get richer, the lower class suffers. Jobs are scarce, but one job sector is booming: the servant sector.