Truthout
Op-Ed
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A Two-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong With Criminalizing Immigration
The events at Willacy put a spotlight on a shadowed corner of immigration enforcement.
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The United States’ Leading Export: Inequality
The United States has become a global model for maldistribution.
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A Runoff Means Open Season on Mayor 1%
It's time to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
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Underpaying Adjuncts Hurts Full-Time Professors and Students Too
Adjunct faculty will participate in a nationwide walkout on February 25 to demand better pay and benefits.
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Eat at Your Own Risk: Flawed FDA Risk Assessments Strengthen Arguments for Labeling GMOs
The Food and Drug Administration's risk assessment process for GMOs lacks transparency and allows industry self-regulation.
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Why the Environmental Battle at the Port of Seattle Matters Everywhere
We can no longer talk about environmental concerns and then continue with business as usual.
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Where Are the “Progressive” Democrats on Loretta Lynch’s HSBC Money Laundering Wrist Slap?
The progressive wing seems willing to buck the administration only on narrow issues.
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How Half a Million Walmart Workers Won a Raise
The pay increase for Walmart employees comes after three years of sustained actions by OUR Walmart and community allies.
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Three Takeaways From Chapel Hill
Many in the Muslim community have expressed frustration about the way media handled coverage of the Chapel Hill shooting.
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Media Reports That GMO Science Is Settled Are Flat-Out Wrong
US Right to Know is calling on media to accurately report that the science on GMOs is contradictory, unsettled, and has been largely controlled by corporations that profit from …