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Op-Ed
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How Fracking Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor
The mining boom caused by the fracking industry's demand for silica sand has divided residents.
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We Should Not “Balance” Our Constitutional Rights With Security
As Ben Franklin so famously asserted, if we're going to go down the road of compromising our rights for security, we'll deserve - and almost certainly end up - …
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A House Divided: This Time, Between the People and the Corporations
Bryan Henry: Both conservatives and liberals need to rally around the American family to keep the corporate landlords at bay.
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On Filibuster, It’s Past Time to End “False Equivalence“
Andrew Cohen: The Senate's dubious vote on gun background checks last Wednesday is a study in at least three different layers of failure.
Dance on Thatcher’s Grave, but Remember, There Has Been a Coup in Britain
John Pilger: In the wake of Thatcher's departure, I remember her victims, like the ailing five-year-old girl who was denied public support because of her father's ties to a …
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UPDATE: Nin Tonantzin Non Centeotl
It feels like we have entered an era of turbulence. On a personal level, my thoughts are about life-long LA educator, Sal Castro. He passed away a few days …
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Poverty: The Racist Reality Behind Budget Rhetoric
Racial stereotypes and the ‘politics of respectability’ have politicized and deeply undermined the very concept of society's collective responsibility to care for the less fortunate.
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The United States Shows Its Contempt for Venezuelan Democracy
Washington's clumsy efforts to de-legitimise Venezuela's election mark a escalation of its push for regime change.
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The Ridiculous Reality of Government Has Surpassed Humor and Satire
I'm honored to have been chosen as the Secretary of Comedy and Arts for the Green Shadow Cabinet. However, I must say that I feel I have the hardest …
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The Prejudices We Permit
Prejudice can kill. George Zimmerman saw a young black male wearing a hoodie, and made a decision that reflected the dictionary definition of prejudice — a "preconceived judgment or …