Truthout
Op-Ed
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Everytown USA: Is the Policeman Your Friend?
In Ferguson, the world finally got a long, hard look at what a hyper-weaponized military-style United States police force looks like in action.
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It’s Time for Bill O’Reilly to Get Real About White Privilege
If there's one lesson that everyone should take away from the killing of Michael Brown and the ongoing protests in Ferguson, it's that it's time for white Americans to …
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Ferguson Is About Net Neutrality, Too
The tragedy and ensuing crisis in Ferguson, Missouri, have shown the ability of social media to get the story told.
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Do Harm, Look the Other Way: The New Hippocratic Oath?
Save the Children just issued a report about newborns in Syria starving to death.
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Politics of Shame: The United States, Ferguson and the World
Aggressive police racism against unarmed citizens in Ferguson, Staten Island and the rest of the nation is not just a domestic issue.
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Ferguson Exposes the Creeping Militarization of Police Forces
Your town and mine are being militarized, just like Ferguson.
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No Rights That a White Man Is Bound to Respect: The Occupation and Ethnic Cleansing of Africa-America
The persistence of the Ferguson uprising has the signature of something larger and deeper.
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The Abolitionist Echoes of Ferguson: White Privilege as Moral Duty
What are the responsibilities of those enjoying white privilege in a white supremacist society? The abolitionists offer inspiration in the fight against racism and structural injustice.
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The “Holder Doctrine”: Bank “Settlements” With No Prosecutions
Cohan focuses on Holder's and the DOJ's “protect the banks” mentality.
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The Same Hashish They Give Out
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the chairperson of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has accused CIA director John Brennan of domestic spying. It's time for the Obama administration to hold Brennan and …