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A Kind of Victory: Reflections of a Migrant Aid Worker
An aid worker finds hope for Europe while helping migrants on the Greek Island of Lesbos.
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Vulture Funds Put to UN Human Rights Test
Latin American countries lead the fight for business accountability, but countries in the north ignore and frustrate their efforts.
Real Feminists Don’t Tell Women How to Vote
We have no time to waste on sexism within our own ranks.
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Akai Gurley the “Thug,” Peter Liang the “Rookie Cop” and the Model Minority Myth
Asian identity allows us to gain proximity to and power from whiteness through our participation in anti-Black racism.
Does Mitch McConnell Really Give a Damn About the Supreme Court?
Ideology has never been as important to the Senate majority leader as power.
The Horizon of Evo Morales’ Long Decade in Power: Implications of Bolivia’s Referendum Results
Bolivia's longest standing and most popular president finally has an end date for his time in power.
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Browsing the Bernie Bookshelf: Lessons for Political Outsiders?
If “feeling the Bern” has reverberations throughout the country, political “outsiders” stand to gain.
Democracy and Decentralization: UK Labour Leaders Reframe Socialism for the 21st Century
To start a dialogue about public ownership in the US, progressives should follow the example of the UK's Labour Party leaders.
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War, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing: The Literal Truth When It Comes to War, US-Style
Could it be that war has in the most literal sense outlived its usefulness, at least for the US?
Zika Is a Reproductive Rights Issue
Countries afflicted by the Zika virus are asking women to delay getting pregnant. Yet local laws make it impossible to get a safe abortions.