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Op-Ed
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US Responsibility for Global Refugee Crises
This humanitarian crisis is the direct result of the United States and NATO decision to effect regime change in Libya in 2011.
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“Farkhunda Is Our Sister”: A “Martyr,” a Murder and the Making of a New Afghanistan?
Afghan civilians, facing the nightmarish murder of a young woman, may be taking things heroically into their own hands.
Paul Krugman | Debunking the “Nation of Takers” Myth
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, provoking a flurry of studies correcting some widespread myths.
Even in a Drought, California Farms Have a Future – but They’ll Need Control of the Food System to Succeed
Self-provisioning of resources promotes economic as well as ecological resilience.
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The GOP’s Food Stamp Hypocrisy
Welfare for the rich and austerity for working people is the name of the game for the Republican Party.
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How Bernie’s Run Is a New Opening for the Immigrant Rights Movement
Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential bid is a chance to show how undocumented immigrants are victims of an unjust system.
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From Rage to Reform
Police violence is a national problem, and everybody has a stake in solving it.
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Maya Schenwar | Stop Punishing People for Poverty: Abolish Bail
Most of the people incarcerated in local jails have not been convicted of a crime.
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Is Buffalo Baltimore?
Urban unrest is disruptive to the sacred free market that “the capitalist's tool” exists to serve.
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Feds Spent $3.3 Billion Fueling Charter Schools but No One Knows What It’s Really Bought
There's no comprehensive list of the charter schools that have received these funds.