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Op-Ed
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Unfolding Repression in the Shadows of the Guatemalan Genocide Trial
Human rights abuses may be eclipsed by the uncertainty and escalating tension surrounding the trial.
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Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era
What do the war on drugs and market-oriented education reform have in common?
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The Casualties of Justice
A scathing new report and data from a growing chorus of experts suggests Jim Crow is far from over.
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Fragile Freedom in the Big Apple
In order to see the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan you must first remove your belt and anything metal, pass through airport-level security, and show your ticket at six …
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When Basic Economic Theory Is Ignored, Disaster Will Follow
Paul Krugman: The clean little secret of the global economic crisis is that standard economic theory actually performed pretty well.
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Rare Indigenous Victory Fosters Unprecedented Possibilities
The conviction of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is unprecedented. Never has a previous head of state been convicted of genocide or crimes against humanity in his own …
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At Universities, Too, the Rich Grow Richer
New report finds that 35 private university presidents and 4 public university presidents topped $1 million in total earnings during 2011-2012.
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Celebration of False Heroes
LGBTQ activists must look back into their radical roots and stop pandering to Democrats in order to see real change.
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America’s Education Spring: A Growing Revolt Against “Reform” Mandates
Resistance to top-down education mandates is building.
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Coming Corporate Control of Medicine Will Throw Patients Under the Bus
Corporate control over medicine will make the horrors falsely attributed to socialized medicine look pale.