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Maya Schenwar | Mandatory Rehab Is Just the Newest Front in the War on Drugs
Sentencing people to diversion programs still involves uprooting and confining them in an effort to make society “safer.”
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Unbelievable GOP Statements on Voter Suppression
You would think that making it easier for citizens to vote would be something for everyone in a democracy to celebrate.
“Let Us Graduate!” Garfield High School Walks Out on Budget Cuts
Seattle's Garfield High School has once again moved into collective struggle.
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In Case You Wondered Why CEOs in the United States Make So Much Money
CEOs get incredibly rich by being able to rip off the companies that they supposedly work for.
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Paying for Cheap Chocolate
Upgrading Halloween treats might take a bite out of child labor.
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Black Freedom Fighters in Ferguson: Some of Us Are Queer
Not all of the freedom fighters are Black men with masculine swag and pedigree.
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The Role of Storytelling in Economics
The New Industrial Organization made it OK to tell stories rather than prove theorems.
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Does Crying Terrorism Trump Free Speech?
The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the appeal of Tarek Mehanna marks another step in the US government's history of attempts to curtail free speech rights.
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William Rivers Pitt | This Nation of Cowards
Kaci Hickox's quarantine is but one example of a nation that has entirely surrendered to its fears, both real and imagined.
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“You Got Into My Heart Violently, but You’re There“
“I don't think I'm particularly bothered by the fact that death is inevitable. I'm not embracing death, but I'm not afraid of it.”