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How the #FergusonSyllabus Can Help Teachers Talk About Race and Rights on the First Day of School
Teachers and educators collect ideas and resources for how to talk about Ferguson with students of all ages.
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Learning #EverydaySexualViolence: Women Telling Our Stories
Social structures such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, capitalism, and imperialism thrive on unmitigated and often state-sanctioned violence. The brutal murder of Michael Brown is but one example.
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Why Nurture is Just as Important as Nature for Understanding Genetics
Genetic variation is only half the story. Environmental influences are important too, and we now know that our environments can interact with our genetic makeup, in ways that can …
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Five Things About Canada Every American Climate Activist Should Know
Canadians and Americans must unite in the name of climate justice and political action.
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Should Japan Restart Its Nuclear Reactors?
Only luck and real courage at 14 nuclear reactors on Japan's Pacific coast overcame the technical failures of nuclear power and prevented the nation from being destroyed by radiation.
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A Prescription for Treating Runaway CEO Pay
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, your premiums are now guaranteed to pay for health care instead of executives' yachts.
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You Don’t Know What “Libertarian” Means
If you want to know what libertarianism is all about, don't ask a libertarian, because most of them don't know.
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Predictions for the Year 2514: Dystopia That Feels Like Utopia
It is always hazardous to extrapolate from the present.
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Should Taxpayers Subsidize the Pay of College Presidents?
If we can get qualified people to run the Defense Department and Department of Health and Human Services for half this amount, perhaps their school is not the sort …
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The Fails of Eyewitness Testimony
“So you think that copu2019s gonna get off in the Ferguson shooting?”