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“Another Politics” – From Anti-Colonial to Occupy
It's rare to find a book on social movements written explicitly for people with less academic credentials than its author.
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The Real Cost of Fracking: How the US Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets and Food
The first researchers to systematically document ill health in livestock, pets, and people living near fracking drill sites were Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald.
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Broken Bonds, Un-Broken Cages: Some Thoughts on “Locked Down, Locked Out“
Maya Schenwar writes heartwrenchingly and unsparingly about the ravages wrought on human beings by prison.
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The Unbearable Politeness of Being Gus Speth
Environmentalists have excelled at building big green groups while failing to protect the planet.
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Telling Their Own Stories Illuminates Life Under Israeli Occupation
Sixteen detailed oral histories reveal the brutality of everyday life for the men, women and children living in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Bold Satire Skewers Political Missteps
In her new book, ‘Snidelines: Talking Trash to Power,’ Susie Day uses wit and humor to critique contemporary politics.
The Conscience of a Moderate
Speth's book tells a story of racist and sexist Agrarians who wanted to resist corporatism but didn't really do so.
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“Citizenfour” Directly Confronts the Intelligence Apparatus’ Subversion of Democracy
Laura Poitras' new documentary puts forth an ambitious argument: mass surveillance has almost nothing to do with terrorism.
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Dear White People (and Black and Brown People, Too), Please Go See This Film
Justin Simien's just-released movie, “Dear White People,” updates Spike Lee's “School Daze” and “Bamboozled” and explores a great multiplicity of identities as well as the afro-surreal experience of being …
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Students Are “More Than a Score” on Standardized Tests
“More Than A Score” is a collection of throughts by students, parents, teachers and administrators who are participating in a growing movement.