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Noam Chomsky | Owl of Minerva’s View: ISIS and Our Times
It's not pleasant to contemplate the thoughts that must be passing through the mind of the Owl of Minerva as she undertakes the task of interpreting the era of …
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William Rivers Pitt | Within Reach of Your Arm
"Sometimes, the simplest answers are correct. If I - if we - hold to this simplicity, hold it tight and never let it go, if we do that good …
Border Songs: Bringing the Immigration Crisis to the Classroom with Music
The current humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border remains hidden from view, leaving many people, including students, completely unaware that thousands of impoverished people have died.
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Playing Toxic Whack-a-Mole
Flame retardants in everything from couch cushions to tents may be poisoning us all for no good reason.
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Standing in Solidarity Against Racial Exhaustion
While many Asian-Americans may not see themselves as people of color, the world does. Americans need to figure out how to be allies against racism.
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The Color of Infant Mortality
Infant mortality is about race, poverty and geography, and the ways that the lives of some women and children in the US are made to matter more - and …
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Taming Modern Monopolies
We need to expand the struggle against privatizers, according to Sam Pizzigati.
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Will Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Stand With J Street Against Illegal Israeli Settlements?
Here is a pointy question right now for members of Congress: Where do you stand on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
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Economic Terrorism by Paid Goons
It's time to bring back card-check, and rebuild the American economy, one union at a time.
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Politicians Show Their Gratitude Where It Count$
As the world burns, our political class whoops it up with the plutocracy, whether in Marthau2019s Vineyard or at the Kochsu2019 posh retreat in southern California.