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Why We Still Need Feminism
Until recently, women didn't even own their own bodies.
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Seven Reasons Why the US’s New Mental Health Law Is Dangerous
The 21st Century Cures Act shifts money from relationship-based treatments to pharmaceuticals for mental health.
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The “Free Market” Is Actually Structured for the Rich
In “Rigged,” economist Dean Baker argues that there is nothing free or resilient about the myth of the “free market.”
“Give Us the Names”: Strange Days at the Department of Energy
The Trump team's request for climate scientists' names echoes some ominous chapters of history.
The Inadequate and Shoddy Debate Over Health Care
What does the recent election cycle portend for health care in America? Nothing good.
Obama’s EPA Has a Weakness for Monsanto
Who calls the shots at the EPA when it comes to carcinogenic pesticides? Monsanto or scientists?
Henry A. Giroux | War Culture, Militarism and Racist Violence Under Trump
War has been redefined in the age of global capitalism — war culture now shapes all aspects of society.
Trump, Carrier and Corporate Welfare
Corporate welfare has been a bipartisan boondoggle for decades — at the expense of workers and communities.
Digital Redlining: How Internet Service Providers Promote Poverty
Trump has threatened to raze recent FCC decisions on net neutrality and its associated privacy regulations.
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War of Words in UN Security Council as Aleppo’s Civilians Suffer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told UN Security Council members of credible reports of civilians in Aleppo being summarily executed.