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Digging in and Throwing Down: Direct Action at Union Station
Yesterday, a group of around 150 protestors formed a #BlackLivesMatter event at Union Station in Chicago.
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The Silent Cry of Bethlehem
Suffering under an Israeli military occupation since 1967, Bethlehem is slowly being strangled.
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Life in the Crosshairs – How Some Public Feminists, Atheists and Other Activists Cope With Death Threats
The risk of violence can make us hesitate to say no. Or yes. It can make us hesitate to stay home alone. Or go out at night. Or speak …
Saudis Tell Shale Industry It Will Break Them, Plans to Keep Pumping Even at $20 a Barrel
The Saudis will keep pumping oil even as prices slide, and by implication, will force production cuts on others.
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Zombie Apocalypse and the Politics of Artificial Scarcity
The widespread deployment of apocalyptic fear ultimately keeps us in our place, and out of the business of those who own our worlds.
Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles
Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.
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Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the US Military’s “Pivot to Asia“
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants US troops off the pristine island.
The Japanese State’s New Assault on the Victims of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A strategy to denigrate and discredit women who survived comfort station internment is underway in Japan.
Henry A. Giroux | Barbarians at the Gates: Authoritarianism and the Assault on Public Education
The emergence of larger social movements depends on public education maintaining its democratic sphere.
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Robert W. McChesney: “Capitalism as We Know It Has Got to Go“
Robert McChesney continues his argument for a press that does not represent the interests of the oligarchy.