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“The Breaking Point” – Sacrificing All for the Sake of Education
As the government continues to education to become more expensive, Anna Challet asks when does the sacrifice become too much.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Ronnie Dewberry
Marie Levin, sister to Ronnie Dewberry, a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement, describes how he was not allowed to donate a kidney …
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The Biggest Lie You’ve Been Told About the Oppression Of Muslim Women
When it comes to how the US views Muslim women, Islamophobia reaches across the isle.
Survivors of Solitary Confinement
Producer Claire Schoen meets with nine formerly incarcerated persons about their experiences in solitary confinement.
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Whatever Happened to MoveOn.Org? Progressives and NSA Spying
In the wake of the NSA scandal, have progressive organizations have all but disappeared from the conversation?
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Lorenzo Milani and the Quest for a Social Justice Education
Tuesday May 27, 2013 marked the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of an important European pedagogue whose writings provide insights for a critical social justice-oriented approach to education. Lorenzo …
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Paul Redd
Paul Redd, a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement, was sent to the SHU for political organizing. He talks about being cut off …
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Republicans Nix Food Stamps: This Is Who They Are
“Republicans famously seem intent on being a party of white sanctuary,” writes Robert Borosage in the wake of GOP intentions to cut food assistance programs.
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Women and the Woolwich attack
Since the Woolwich attack on soldier Lee Rigby, much has been written and spoken about the courage of Amanda Donnelly, her daughter Gemini Donnelly-Martin and Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the three …
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of a White Male “Mainstream”
With the tagline “The Magazine for Men,” it is almost unsurprising that Portmagazine, a British quarterly, celebrated “A New Golden Age: The Increasing Importance of Print Media” (Summer/13) by …