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DC’s Dictator Summit
A gathering of Persian Gulf autocrats sums up the absurdity of the US relationship with some of the world's most oppressive regimes.
“Good Kill” Asks, “Why Do We Wear Our Flight Suits, Sir?“
The new drone warfare movie starring Ethan Hawke gives a better sense of the effects of the US drone program.
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Real Talk on Abortion
Anti-choice state legislatures aren't just closing clinics to stop abortion. They're trying to silence their critics.
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“Whiteness,” Criminality and the Double Standards of Deviance/Social Control
The wholesale criminalization of Blackness is juxtaposed with the mitigation of white deviance.
Thirteen Things I Learned in Iran
“I just experienced the blessing of visiting Iran for the first time.”
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Virginia Is for Dirty-Energy Lovers
Dominion is skimping on solar and wind as it aims to build a fracked-gas pipeline.
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EU Plan to Sink People Smugglers’ Ships Doubles Down on a Failed Agenda
The EU is spearheading a campaign to enable military action against the boats carrying migrants.
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Letters to Shanesha Taylor: Mothers Stand in Solidarity
We submit these letters as mothers, advocates and organizers in solidarity with Shanesha Taylor.
Black Officers Rally Around Cop Accused in Death of Freddie Gray
Advocates for Sgt. Alicia White say racism within the department contributed to charges against her.
Thirty Million Gallons Under the Sea: Five Years After BP Disaster, New Drilling OK’d by Spill Site
Drilling has resumed near the site of the BP oil spill.