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Four Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Ferguson Protests
Much of the focus has been on protests, media suppression and danger on the streets at night. Lost in all of that are a few key stories you may …
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Henry A. Giroux | The New Authoritarianism in an Age of Manufactured Crises
Important issues are buried in the fog of manufactured crises, designed to stir popular sentiment but actually legitimizing policies that benefit the wealthy and hurt working- and middle-class communities, …
Blood on All Our Hands: Don’t Thank Me for My Service Redux
Years after writing the much-read and controversial piece “Don't Thank Me for My Service,” Camillo (Mac) Bica reflects on the same theme, responding to readers who were taken aback …
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Historically, Black Leaders Supported Palestinians; Why Less So Now?
Today's silence by black leaders in the face of Israeli aggression against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip stands in stark contrast to the historic support of the Palestinians …
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Republicans Are Devoted to Protecting the Reagan Myth, No Matter What
The supposed awesomeness of Mr. Reagan's economic record just doesn't pop out of the data, but don't expect the Reaganolators to acknowledge that.
The Gates Foundation Education Reform Hype Machine and Bizarre Inequality Theory
In a graphic, interactive investigation by Adam Bessie and Dan Carino, take a look under the hood of The Gates Foundation's multimillion dollar public relations machine designed to turn …
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CNN Story Pure Propaganda for Police State
CNN recently aired a hopelessly biased and myopic segment on the Erin Burnett Show - a report that can only be described as propaganda for the US police state.
Tar Sands, Trade Rules and the Gutting of Human Rights for Corporate Profit
A new report released today from IATP takes an in-depth look at how tar sands have developed from an unconventional, inefficient energy source to the spotlight of the corporate …
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Sunset an Authorization for the Use of Force in Iraq
Congress and the American people should not accept that major decisions about the use of US military power and resources abroad be made indefinitely - behind closed doors - …
Chlorpyrifos: Banned for Most Americans, Farmworkers and Their Children Left Behind
The pesticide chlorpyrifos was banned for household use over a dozen years ago, but it is still widely applied in agriculture.