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Mike Lofgren | The Implications of the Torture Report
The political game is so rigged that something like this was to a degree foreordained. It also explains why no one will ever be tried, at least in a …
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$4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay
Approximately 280 workers, many of them monolingual Chinese immigrants, are savoring a sweet labor victory.
Arizona Opens New $50 Million Supermax Prison; New Report Denounces State’s Use of Solitary Confinement
In written testimony, an individual describes the conditions of confinement as “horrendous.”
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Torture Report: What Next?
Without a plan to recommit to the rule of law and hold torturers accountable, the same abuses could be repeated in the future.
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Connecting Police Violence Against People of Color and People With “Mental Illness“
Racism intersects deeply with discrimination and violence against people of all races who are perceived as unstable or “mentally ill.”
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Oil Prices: The Impact of the Plunge
The economic impact of falling oil prices might be bigger than you think, says Paul Krugman.
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Climate Change and Inequalities: How Will They Impact Women?
Especially in poor countries, women's lives are often directly dependent on the natural environment.
The Torturers
They will be awakened to the baseness of their crimes.
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Scalia Is Dead Wrong on Torture
Torture is about as immoral and unconstitutional as it gets, but that's not how Antonin Scalia sees it.
“Voices of a People’s History,” 10th Anniversary Edition Features Testing Resistance MAP Boycott!
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's updated primary source companion to “A People's History of the United States” includes Amber Kudla's anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian's reflection on …