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Trend Toward Social Media Activism in Prisons Gains Steam
Behind bars, women are turning to social media to challenge misconceptions and advocate.
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The Cycle of Trump
Battle Over Palestine May Spill Into Democratic Convention
The battle over Israel and Palestine within the Democratic Party is just getting started.
Henry A. Giroux: Trump and the Enablers of American Authoritarianism (Part Two)
This election should be about what's better for the strategic interests of an independent people's struggle.
“Make America Straight Again”? Anti-LGBT Sentiment in the GOP Platform
The new Republican platform has been described as “the most anti-LGBT platform in the party's 162-year history.”
Henry A. Giroux: Trump and the Fascistization of the United States (Part One)
Scholar Henry Giroux tells Paul Jay that Donald Trump is not an eccentric populist, but the representative of a neofascist.
Ban Guns, Not Tennis Balls: As NRA Addresses RNC, CodePink Protests Ohio’s Open-Carry Law
Anti-gun activists rallied at the RNC against the fact that civilians are being allowed to carry military-grade weapons in downtown Cleveland.
Black Activists Occupy Police Union Offices in New York and Washington, DC
Activists in several cities are attempting to shut down the offices of two major police unions: the Fraternal Order of Police and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
The Little-Known Fund at the Heart of the Paris Climate Agreement
Fossil fuel-funding banks are eager to get on board The Green Climate Fund.
Taking on the United States’ Prison Profiteers
Should we let ‘entrepreneurs’ get rich locking up kids?