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Op-Ed
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Why Does Argentina Not Simply Default Again?
Constructing authentic economic sovereignty will require a number of sacrifices that Argentina's government does not appear to be willing or able to make.
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Lana Del Rey: Why a Death-Obsessed Pop Siren Is Perfect for Late-Stage Capitalist America
Del Rey is pushing the envelope, and here's the message: America is a rotting corpse.
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A National Call: Come to Detroit, Link Arms to Stop the Water Shut Offs and Fight for Democracy
After thousands have had their water shut off in Detroit, people plan to protest the human rights violation and privatization that has ensued since the Wall Street-engineered financial crisis.
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Feminism and Prisons: Why “Add-Incarceration-and-Stir” Doesn’t Cut It
The fight for reproductive justice and human rights is inextricably linked to the need to end mass incarceration in all its forms and manifestations.
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No One Expects a Monty Python Fourth of July
The US and the UK may yet be an ocean apart and separated by a common language but we share a bond of vast wealth at the very top …
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David Theo Goldberg | In Our Collective Name
Israel is bombing Gaza again, but what is new this time is the disturbing extent, depth and openness with which Israel's ordinary citizens are expressly supporting the extermination of …
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The Missing Bullying Conversation
Here's what nobody's saying: bullies are also operating from (often unidentified) fear, pain, and uncertainty.
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An Exceptional Decline for the Exceptional Country?
The empire as basket case.
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Gaza’s Torment, Israel’s Crimes, Our Responsibilities
When Israel is on good behavior, more than two Palestinian children are killed every week, a pattern that goes back over 14 years.
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Henry A. Giroux | Thinking Dangerously in an Age of Political Betrayal
At a time when anti-intellectualism runs rampant throughout popular culture and politics, it seems imperative to remember how important critical thought can be as a resource and critical tool.