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Is Walmart Treating Workers Like Pop-Tarts?
The big-box giant is upending people's lives by subjecting its workers to unpredictable scheduling.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Dumpster Fire of Obama’s Moral Authority
Whatever lingering moral authority remaining in the administration of President Barack Obama fell to dust last Friday in a news dump that no one, apparently, was expected to pay …
Palestine: The Pulse of Third World Revolt
As bombs drop on Gaza yet again, people across the world are turning to the streets in the tens of thousands to express solidarity with the Palestinians.
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Poor Polls and Obama’s Missed Opportunity
What if President Obama had rejected conventional political advice and pushed for a new New Deal? What if an effective nonaligned left had pushed for such a program, economist …
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Time to Stop Criminalizing Immigrants
Last week US authorities began to place ankle bracelets on a few newly arrived immigrants. This represents a continuation of the criminalization and punishment of immigrants. The root causes …
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Is Google the New Sheriff in Town?
When Google acts essentially as an arm of law enforcement, it raises some big questions about privacy and security in a world where pretty much everyone communicates on some …
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The Crime of Defending Oneself Against Homophobia
The list of homophobic and transphobic murders available on Wikipedia is far from complete.
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Ebola, Secret Serums and Me
Ebola is no laughing matter. Except, of course, for Monsanto.
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James Baldwin at 90: “‘I can’t believe what you say,’ the song goes, ‘because I see what you do'”
Today, racism is thinly masked, and many refuse to see it.
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Resistance Is Not Futile
The small numbers of Israeli refusers who stand up to the pressures of their society and face jail for refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces deserve recognition …