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Bearing Children at the Intersection of US Racism and Sexism
There are structural impediments to women taking their rightful place as citizens in the United States.
Jeh Johnson, Michael Nutter and Donald Trump – Peas in a Pod?
For all their fine words decrying Trump's outsized fear of Muslims, Nutter and Johnson are targeting another scapegoat group.
Was 2015 the Year Big Food Began to Lose Its Sway?
Coca-Cola and Monsanto were called out for conflicts of interest. In the new year, will transparency become the new normal?
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Brazil’s Federal Universities Approach Racial Quota Implementation Deadline
Would a broad admission application process lead to a more democratic higher education system?
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Let Us Build Bridges
Instead of polarization, Isreb proposes an alternative approach to avoid a bleak future with limited civil liberties.
How Can We Win “America’s Peace”?
A policy that favors warfare more than diplomacy will not bring peace.
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Paul Krugman | Bad Arguments That Just Won’t Die
In policy discourse, zombies and cockroaches are slightly different kinds of ideas. The notion that the ACA hasn't reduced the number of uninsured is the latter.
US Presidential Contest Reflects the Growing Polarization of Society
The candidates also personify the sharpening of a trend whereby capitalist democracy is becoming less and less democratic.
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How Could Tamir Rice’s Death Be “Reasonable”?
Imaginative legal reasoning deals a real blow.
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The Big Lie in the War Against Drugs
The war on drugs has never been about drugs.