Truthout
Op-Ed
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Why a Woman Should Lead the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has been around since 1934. And not once has a woman served as chair.
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Invisibility in Django Unchained: Broomhilda in Chains
When we Black women tell our stories, we center ourselves in the American experience.
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Expanding the Realm of the Possible in 2012
In the fight for equality, many obstacles in 2012 have crossed over into the New Year; yet, the fight still continues.
John Brennan vs. a Sixteen-Year-Old
If Obama thinks John Brennan is a good choice to head the CIA and secure America, he should contemplate the tragic deaths of victims like 16-year-old Tariq Aziz, and …
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Hot Enough for You?
We see what looks like disaster looming but don't even talk about it, because the politics of climate change are inconvenient.
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Corporations Spread the Flu
The US is the only developed nation in the entire world that doesn't guarantee paid sick leave to its workers.
The Problem With Charity: Water
No one really knows how many more people have water due to charity: water's well-building efforts. Nor can anyone guarantee that's all that charity: water does.
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The Users of the University
For decades, parents, politicians, and business titans have tried to convince us that the best majors and the most lucrative majors are one and the same.
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American Culture and the Psychology of Mass Shootings
How are we to understand the psychology of the gun violence that afflicts American society? Peter Michaelson goes to great lengths to describe the aberrant psychology of an individual …
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World Bank on Climate: “Turn Down the Heat” – Is It Really This Bad?
Impacts of climate change are worse than stated, but solutions could be easier than commonly understood.