Truthout
Op-Ed
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Why the Paris Climate Summit Will Be a Peace Conference
The world will have to step beyond national thinking toward a higher goal: the safety of the ecosphere and all its inhabitants.
Trying a Fossil Fiend
Villains like former coal CEO Don Blankenship make it easier to get riled up over climate change.
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Police Brutality: Can It Really Be Fixed?
How many more lives is it going to take for us to rise up against police brutality?
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Federal Government as Employer: High Road or Bottom Feeder?
It hardly makes sense to try to promote high standards for federal contractors while seeking to reduce the benefits of those already on the federal payroll.
Why Tuition-Free College Makes Sense
Until fairly recently, the United States had a free or virtually free system of public higher education.
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When Your Teacher Asks If You Want Fries With That
McDonald's tricks cash-strapped schools into serving up their own students.
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How Will We Reach an Ecological Civilization and Who Will Build It?
Capitalism, by its nature, cannot respond in a timely manner to the global ecological crisis. Only a social movement can.
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Why Did Chicago Activists Shut Down an International Police Conference?
Police brutality is nothing but a way to try to disguise racism behind a gun and a badge.
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“There Is No Art for Art’s Sake”: Remembering Political Muralist Jose Guerrero
The Mexican-American muralist and printmaker died in Chicago this month at age 77.
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Isn’t Your Body More Important Than Your Home?
We should extend Medicare coverage to everyone, and start treating health care as a right.