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Op-Ed
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Where Are the White Feminists? MIA on Racist Misogynist Police Violence
The historic failure of both the civil rights movement and women's movement to grasp intersectionality keeps black women criminalized.
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Chamber of Commerce Should Apologize for Attack on Wife of Walker Prosecutor
The Chamber apparently thinks that “foul is fair,” but that is not the way we have done it in Wisconsin.
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Ted Cruz: The Dangers of Not Listening
Ted Cruz displayed a shameful insensitivity to the concerns of Middle East Christians and a total lack of awareness of their history and current needs.
A Call for a New New Lincoln Brigade
It is the sign of a sick country when the people worship authority.
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What Will It Take to Create Climate Justice?
The climate crisis is a crisis of democracy requiring a coordinated global grassroots mobilization to stop harmful policies and practices and build alternative systems that are effective and equitable.
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Where Are We With Drone Resistance?
Barack Obama is expanding the air war in Iraq and a pro-war propaganda campaign has infected television and radio news in the US.
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Can We Talk? So Far With Ukraine, the Answer Is No
Ukraine is under a “leaky” cease-fire as of last week, but the underlying problems will go unresolved until the US, EU and Russia stop talking past each other.
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The Pound Poses a Problem for an Independent Scotland
Declaring Scotland independent would mean a big disruption of existing economic and financial arrangements.
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Like a Dull Knife: The People’s Climate “Farce“
As we approach global climate tipping points, we need to do more and better than the massive photo op The People's Climate March is likely to be.
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The University of Illinois Fails on Academic Freedom and Free Speech: Why the Salaita Case Matters
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees' decision on September 11 not to reinstate Steven Salaita to the faculty at its Urbana-Champaign campus is a scandal.