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Henry A. Giroux | Unthinkable Politics and the Dead Bodies of Children
The civic function of politics is collapsing, and violence has become the US's habitual response to social problems.
Donald Trump Is No Outsider; He Mirrors Our Political Culture
He's right that the little guy is being screwed by the system. The problem is, he's the embodiment of it.
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Anti-Black Surveillance Did Not End With COINTELPRO
Even as the Smithsonian Museum is documenting Black history, the US is continuing its repression of Black life.
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Donald Trump, the “Greatest Victim” in the History of the World
When people like Trump get called out for their behavior, they wail that they are actually “victims.”
The Violence of White Privilege: The Bundy Clan, Dakota Access, the Noose and Donald Trump
White privilege also acts. White privilege is violent.
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Drone Surveillance Is No Longer Just “Over There”
Can we trust Trump or Clinton not to deploy drones against certain individuals or groups or minorities they perceive as adversaries?
Will the FBI’s Document Release Disrupt the Election?
One week before Election Day, the race for the White House is shockingly close.
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Is the Economy Growing Too Fast? Interest Rates and the Fed
A Fed committee will likely look to lock in an interest rate increase at its December meeting. It will be unfortunate if they succeed.
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Donald Trump Is Not Uniquely Bigoted. He’s “as American as Apple Pie“
Trump is the president that contemporary white America deserves.
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Tehran, USA: Fighting Fundamentalism in the US
Despite my intense love for the US, some of my countrypeople increasingly see US Muslims as the “other,” the enemy.