Truthout
Op-Ed
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Policing the Blacks: Ferguson and Past Histories
Like Mr. Scott, the protestors in Ferguson are asking for inclusion and the humanity of all to be respected.
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The Fearleaders for War
Cue the racist panic.
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Still on the Thank-You Tour-of-Duty Circuit 13 Years Later
Labeled as a hero, it's hard to think twice about putting your weapons down. Thank yous to heroes discourage dissent.
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In Midterm Elections Farce, Public Ignored by Both Parties
With both parties representing big money rather than competing economic visions, voters are opting out.
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The Ebola Vaccine, Traffic Congestion and Global Warming
The refusal to fund the development of an Ebola vaccine is not the only case where narrow-mindedness carries a high price.
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Don’t Let Them Silence You: Vote, Dammit
Engage, and start the conversation of democracy where you live - in your apartment complex, on your block, in your neighborhood.
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Sticking Texas-Sized Hurdles on the Path to Polls
Communities of color simply can't afford to sit this election out.
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An “Un-Organization” Thrives to “De-Bug” the System
The process may be longer, but efficiency is not the goal of democracy.
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Greek Politics in the Age of the Euro Crisis and the Urgent Task for Left Unity
In an underdeveloped Balkan country in which corruption and cronyism largely constitute the driving forces of “development” and “social progress,” Greece's only hope of revival from its moral and …
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The Second American Revolution Is Brewing in Oregon
In Oregon, the capture of local government by the timber industry results in the destruction of the natural world and the poisoning of the populace, but a Josephine County …