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Ferguson Exposes the Creeping Militarization of Police Forces
Your town and mine are being militarized, just like Ferguson.
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No Rights That a White Man Is Bound to Respect: The Occupation and Ethnic Cleansing of Africa-America
The persistence of the Ferguson uprising has the signature of something larger and deeper.
Ferguson Shows Failed US Policy and the Black-White Housing Gap
Despite rosy reports in the media about the end of the national foreclosure crisis and the recession that followed, all is not well in our inner cities and suburbs …
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The Abolitionist Echoes of Ferguson: White Privilege as Moral Duty
What are the responsibilities of those enjoying white privilege in a white supremacist society? The abolitionists offer inspiration in the fight against racism and structural injustice.
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The “Holder Doctrine”: Bank “Settlements” With No Prosecutions
Cohan focuses on Holder's and the DOJ's “protect the banks” mentality.
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Military Plans
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Racism Goes Postal
This is self-defense, because Obama.
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How the Largest Worker Owned Co-op in the US Lifts People Out of Poverty
Cooperative Home Care Associates has 2,300 workers who enjoy good wages, regular hours, and family health insurance. With an investment of $1.2 million into the cooperative sector, New York …
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Turning Suspensions Into a Last Resort
Lyons serves around 500 students who are overwhelmingly poor and 90 percent African American and Hispanic. Its switch to restorative justice methods is one of the main reasons the …
Apocalypse of the “Happy Meal”: The Cathedral of Cholesterol
The chemicals given to commercially raised livestock, and added to their meat, are a toxic stew; most grains fed to livestock are GMOs, meaning they're soaked in pesticides.