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Ukraine: The Collapse of the Liberal “Left”
War - is peace! Freedom - is slavery! Democracy - is the limitation of all rights! Freedom of speech - is silence!
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Brazil’s “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest” Faces Death Threats
In Brazil there is no specific programme to protect indigenous people facing threats.
Freedom of the Press in Jeopardy as Obama Goes After The New York Times Reporter James Risen
Advocates urge the Obama administration to stop its efforts to compel The New York Times' James Risen to reveal a confidential source in his 2006 book
Ferguson Exposes the Reality of Militarized, Racist Policing
This is a teachable moment for the nation that presents an opportunity to transform policing so it serves the people.
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James Risen and Phil Donahue on Obama’s War on Press Freedoms
Award winning journalists James Risen and Phil Donahue discuss the importance of grassroots movements in preserving the basic tenants of democracy at a time of unprecedented attacks on whistleblowers …
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Supremacy: A Social Order of Division, Control and Enslavement
I watched what had been marvelous, cooperative, wonderful, thoughtful children turn into nasty, vicious, discriminating little third-graders in a space of fifteen minutes.
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Dancing While Lying Dead in the Street
The history of the US has taught us that Black life has not always been valued and now we are being reminded of that.
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How Conyers Pulled Off Another Landslide
Conyers gave an emotional victory speech to the hundreds of supporters still at headquarters on the need to correct the growing “income disparity” in America.
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Riddles, Lies, and Lives – From Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali to Albert Einstein and Barbie
Eduardo Galeano's book, “Mirrors” is a history of humanity in 366 episodes, from our first myths to late last night.
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Six Days in Ferguson: Voices From the Protests
Here is a day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground.