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Global Drug Report: Don’t Just Decriminalize, Demilitarize
“The drug war is a pretext for the militarization of resource rich areas in Mexico and Central America, as happened with Plan Colombia in Colombia,” said Dawn Paley, author …
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Let People Vote
Voter suppression has re-emerged as a strategy for winning elections and is so widespread in the United States that it criminally undermines the integrity of our democracy.
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Ten Business Lessons for Higher Education
Neoliberal reformers suggest that universities need to act more like businesses, yet their suggestions undermine the purpose of higher education. Instead, what if universities learned the lessons of responsible …
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What the Movement Against Mass Incarceration Can Learn From the Struggle for Climate Justice
The movement against mass incarceration can learn much from the struggle for climate justice. Environmental justice activists' engagement with governments, global organizations and corporations holds many lessons in fighting …
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The Growing Cost of iPhones and Advancing Technology
As consumers get ready for the new iPhone 6 coming out this month, the continuous race of technology companies trying to outdo one another continues.
30 Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms: How We Lost Our Bearings: Part 3
When it comes to educational attainment socioeconomic and racial inequality has always existed in America.
In South Africa: Political Architects and their Forsaken Political Son
Since his divorce with the ANC and its leader and South African president, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema has not given up on what he knows best: politics.
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Who Wins in the Financial Casino?
The question is not merely who wins from our current hypertrophied financial system, but who is set up to win no matter what. The answer in this case is …
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Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence?
Does the brutality of American football, particularly head injuries, plays a role in the prevalence of players committing acts of violence against women?
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The Joys of Abolishing Debt
The Rolling Jubilee is premised on the argument that no one should be forced into debt for basic needs like healthcare and education.