Truthout
Op-Ed
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Challenging Our Visions of Abolition: An Open Letter to the Students of Village Leadership Academy
Students at Village Leadership Academy inspire hope that imprisoning children will be a thing of the past.
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Student Privacy and Military Recruiting
During the last year or so about half of the states have enacted legislation aimed at protecting student privacy.
Have Obama and the Democratic Party Actually Become Liberals?
Has the 2015 center-right Democratic Party transmuted literally overnight into its old center-left visage?
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Netanyahu’s Speech and the Politics of Iran Policy
Netanyahu's approaching speech to Congress is a reflection of the increasingly open interference in US politics by Israel.
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The Origins of Modern Policing
Police were created to protect the new form of wage-labor capitalism that emerged in the mid-to late-19th century.
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The Super-Rich Can’t Hide From the Rest of Us
The rich are spending their mega-fortunes on luxury hiding places.
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Jesse Hagopian: “I Was Pepper-Sprayed by Seattle Police on MLK Day“
“I was on the phone with my mom to arrange my pick-up when a searing pain shot through my ears, nostril and eyes, and spread across my face.”
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Beware the Best of Times
The UN, large corporations and NGOs want us to believe poverty has been halved in the last 15 years. Are their claims justified?
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Remembrance of Wars Past: Why There Is No Massive Antiwar Movement in the US
Many feel as though the war-making machine beyond our control.
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Beware of False Rationales for Supporting Trade Deals
You should strongly suspect that there's some bad news hidden in the fine print.