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Op-Ed
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.
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Challenging Racist Speech in US Politics
Even when they're not the ones making racist comments, US politicians often fail to address discriminatory speech in public discourse.
The Deadly Fraud of “American Exceptionalism“
Here's what would actually be exceptional: Don't bomb hospitals.
The Trade Creature Walks Among Us!
Every time you think that beast called the TPP is finished, it comes back.
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Dangerous Water and Lost Trust in Flint, Michigan: Why the Feds Need to Step In
Flint has gone from being a story ignored by the mainstream media to a scandal making headlines.