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Uncle Sam’s Databases of Suspicion: A Shadow Form of National ID
The US government's many watchlists should be seen as a new form of national ID for a growing group of people accused of no crime.
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Henry A. Giroux | Capitalism Is a Tumor on the Body Politic: What’s the Alternative? Beyond Mid-Election Babble
Social justice activists' biggest challenge is to provide an alternative discourse that can convince US citizens that real democracy is worth fighting for.
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The Case of the Dallas 6: Torture and Retaliation Against Prisoner Whistleblowers
The Dallas 6 are part of a national movement of prisoners using peaceful resistance to counter rampant abuses in solitary.
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Confidence Men and “Prison Reform“
Confidence Men are steering the purported conservative-Right push for “prison reform.”
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The Forgotten Lessons of Japan in the ’90s
Deficit obsession has been immensely destructive as an economic matter.
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George Lakoff | Democratic Strategies Lost Big. Here’s an Alternative
It's time to shine a light on the strategies used by Democrats.
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Democrats Duped by the Caucus Room Conspiracy
The Caucus Room conspiracy may have worked this time, but let's make sure it doesn't happen again.
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Globalizing the Struggle, From Ferguson to Colombia: State Violence and Racialized Oppression Know No Borders
How can we be more creative in our solidarity so as to respect the limitations of our time and effort while being careful to never lose sight of the …
A Big Win for Climate Change Denial: Republicans to Target EPA Regulations After Taking Senate
With their newfound control of both houses of Congress, the Republican agenda includes a rollback of environmental regulations.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: The United States Is on the Verge of Becoming an Oligarchy
Sen. Bernie Sanders reacts to the Republicans' big midterm victory.