Truthout
Op-Ed
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Moving On: The Logic of Slavery in the Reparations Debate
In Jamaica, British Prime Minister David Cameron made his answer to reparations loud and clear: “move on,” accompanied by funds to build a prison.
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It’s Time for the US to Return to “Socialist” Policies
Americans overwhelmingly want our nation to return to the “radical socialist” policies pioneered by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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What Clinton Got Wrong About Snowden
The former secretary of state attacked the NSA whistleblower without bothering to get her facts straight.
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The 1965 Immigration Act: Its Legacy and Lessons
The law did away with the national origins quota system, but allowed in less immigrants from the Western Hemisphere.
Academic Freedom Under Attack
Universities have historically expected the educators to know how best to foster critical thinking about issues in their classroom.
The Testing Frenzy: Buyer Beware
A narrow view of children's big picture needs will inevitably contribute to unfulfilled and discontented lives.
Debunking Attacks on Sanders That Depict Obama as Lefty Failure, Not Neoliberal Success
A sign that the progressive cause is moving out of the wilderness and starting to rattle “The Powers That Be.”
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Hey Democrats, Don’t Pull an NDP – Run as Progressives
Democrats are probably going to spend a few more election cycles running away from their own core values.
William Rivers Pitt | An Ample Presence of Corpses: The Legacy of George W. Bush
The invasion and occupation of Iraq was a smash-and-grab robbery writ large.
What If They Gave a War and Everyone Came? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
No one is predicting a world war from the mess in Syria. However, one finds a lot of pieces in play inside a tinderbox.