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Op-Ed
The Poisoning of Melyce
Melyce Connelly keeps dying not merely in Oregon but all over the United States - and the world.
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Madame Hillary Her Public Trifecta
Should a pent-up social movement that's not completely dissimilar to the movement that elected the first African-American president in 2008 lead to Madame President?
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Black Lives Matter, Hurricane McCulloch, and the Winds of Change
From this moment forward, this whole system is on trial.
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The United States’ “Post-Racial” Lie
White Americans have no right to judge the outpouring of black anger in Ferguson.
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Ferguson’s Reckoning for Obama
For nearly six years black Americans have supported President Barack Obama overwhelmingly, only to be treated with disdain.
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Why the Rams Should Never Apologize for “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot“
The “hands-up” gesture has proved to be an explosive and iconic moment in the growing Ferguson-related protests.
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Portland Photo Distracts From the Real Problems of Race
People of goodwill cannot alone overcome the structural violence of racism.
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What Would the Koch Brothers Do? Religion and Libertarian Philanthropy
In a piece of holiday season propaganda, two Koch lackeys spin the brothers into saintly givers.
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The Battle in Seattle, 15 Years On: How an Unsung Hero Kept the Movements United
A lead organizer of the protests against the World Trade Organization in 1999 remembers Tyree Scott, a quiet presence in the labor movement who urged unity when it mattered …
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Alleged Right-Wing Terrorist Goes on Shooting Spree in Austin, Texas
Right-wing terrorism in the US is absolutely out of control, and Larry Steven McQuilliams' Black Friday attack is likely yet another instance of it.