Truthout
Op-Ed
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As Confederate Flags Fall, Columbus Statues Stand Tall
Columbus statues continue to stand tall as enduring symbols of racism beyond the reach of change.
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Getting the Export-Import Bank to Pay Dividends
If we have to give handouts to big corporations, it seems reasonable to put some conditions on the cash.
A Tale of Two Food Prizes
What's in a prize? The politics of distribution versus growth.
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Tribute to Jorge Risquet: Farewell to a Brother
“Jorge Risquet was like the brother I never had.”
Donald Trump and the Republican Descent Into Xenophobia
Republicans must decide if they belong to the party of Lincoln or the xenophobic Know-Nothing Party of the 1800s.
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Education for Refugees Can Help Save Syria’s Lost Generation
With limited and interrupted education, what does the future hold for these children - and for the future of Syria?
Do the Democrats Offer a Progressive Choice for President?
If included in the presidential debates, Green Party candidate Jill Stein could push other candidates to the left on foreign policy.
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Criminalizing Blackness: A Mississippi Community College’s School-to-Jail Pipeline
In Mississippi, a Black college student was arrested and sent to a penal farm for allegedly sagging his pants.
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Kunduz Massacre Is a Brutal Reminder of US Militarism’s Civilian Victims, Past and Present
The recent killing of civilians in Kunduz, Afghanistan, by a US airstrike recalls past incidents of US violence against civilians.
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The Corporatization of Higher Education Is Holding Back Fossil Fuel Divestment
The fossil fuel divestment movement across college campuses is a moral question.