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Bryan Stevenson on Mass Incarceration, Racial Injustice: “We All Need Mercy; We All Need Justice“
Slavery's lasting ideology of white supremacy figures into the history of racial injustice in incarceration, says author Bryan Stevenson.
Henry A. Giroux: Liberalism’s Failures in a Time of Increasing Violence, Racism, Inequality and State Terrorism
Henry Giroux points to failure of liberals who align themselves the rich and powerful and do not challenge domination.
Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Heartland Institute Sending Team to Explain Climate to Pope Francis
The Heartland Institute is sending a team to Rome to explain to Pope Francis that global warming is “unequivocally good news.”
Thoughts About President Obama, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Pete Seeger
Andrew Cuomo's place in history regarding fracking remains to be seen.
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Rapid Rise in Super PACs Dominated by Single Donors
Super PACS that get nearly all of their money from one donor quadrupled their share of overall fund-raising in 2014.
Vouchers on the Move: Return to School Segregation?
Voucher bills are on the move in multiple states and on Capitol Hill.
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Making More Enemies Than We Kill? Calculating US Bomb Tonnages Dropped on Laos and Cambodia and Weighing Their Implications
Is there any correlation between bomb tonnage and political blowback?
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Guatemalan Campesinos Embrace Ancestral Farming Practices to Prevent Migration
There is a crisis facing campesinos in rural Guatemala.
As Israel Lobby Pushes Full-Access Inspections, US Makes False Claims on Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran has not agreed to allow inspections at any site, as the Obama administration has claimed and the Israel lobby has demanded.
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Officially Unofficial: The Evolution of Mexico’s Student Protests
The problem with the official stories of the student demonstrations however, is their lack of truth.