Truthout
Op-Ed
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Using English to Oppress
English-language policies in US schools are both overtly and covertly racist and discriminatory.
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Keeping Hope Alive: A Call to Action
As a country and as a people, we have decisions to make- the very same decisions faced by those who came before us.
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The Flacks for Plutocrats Need a New Analogy
New research and another dose of on-the-ground reality are shredding what little credibility the rationalizers of inequality have left.
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For Retail Workers, Time Is Money
A new law in San Francisco to curb erratic scheduling practices could be the first of many.
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Going Beyond Private Versus Public
Economic democracy inside all enterprises is our era's issue, not secondary disputes over the division of production between private and state enterprises.
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Our Nuclear Weapons Warriors – Are They Rational? Are They Sane?
Is our acceptance as normal of grotesque acts committed by our leaders not more evidence of collective psychopathology?
What Hitler and ISIS Have in Common
As an educator and a Muslim, I find this assault on knowledge deplorable.
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Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers
Latin America's transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the US would be wise to heed: “Never again.”
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These Boots Were Made for Waiting
Delay and denial are standard operating procedures when it comes to how the government cares for vets.
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Drones and Discrimination: Kick the Habit
A group of Afghan friends had entrusted me with a simple message: please stop killing us.