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Fasting for Democracy: Why I’ve Given Up Food to Fight Corruption
The struggle to end corruption and establish political equality regardless of wealth is a struggle to ensure that universal suffrage still means something.
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Halfway There
What we need to imagine, I think, is a new kind of “prosperity” - one that combines a carefully limited consumption of nature's regenerative resources with a robust consumption …
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Vonderrit Myers “Shot in Back”: Slave Patrol Officials Continue Disinformation Campaign
For this slave patroller, African boys running down a street automatically indicate suspicious and criminal behavior.
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Feminism: The Men Arrive!
The arrival of the guys signifies a sea change for feminism in which the conversation has been transformed.
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Noam Chomsky | The Leading Terrorist State
Former President John F. Kennedy launched a murderous campaign to bring “the terrors of the earth” to Cuba.
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Telling the Stories of Victims in Indiana Serial Killings
What will it take for African-American female crime victims to get the national news coverage they deserve?
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You Just Got “Richsplained“
A millionaire's attempt to explain why he's better than you falls flat.
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Resisting US Bases in Okinawa
Despite intense crackdowns, activists on the Japanese island of Okinawa continue to resist the construction of new US military bases.
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A Difficult Season
Love the important people in your life not in spite of their flaws but because of them.
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At the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Fear Is the Entrée
Globalized techno-capitalism will own the future when it totally owns the spin-making machinery.