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Is the State Department Trying to Silence Pakistani Drone Victims by Delaying Their Attorney’s Visa?
Shahzad Akbar says the State Department is delaying his visa so he won't be able to travel to a congressional hearing.
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Think Twice
You have to think of the circumstances that exist in this world. For example, discrimination based on ethnicity, class level, income, etc. Do these not count? YOUR destiny is …
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Racial Judgment
Obama spends his time speaking about the decisions people make for themselves, but it's also the government who plays a big role in the choices that people make. According …
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Why It Isn’t the Individual’s Fault
According to Obama, people can succeed due to self-responsibility. Obama says there is “no more room for excuses” and to stop blaming our hardships on our race. I disagree …
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Poverty: Just Another Conspiracy Theory?
People blame the government for all types of different problems. It's not the government's fault that a company laid off half their staff, or that someone broke their ankle …
Tea Party Forces Government Shutdown With Obamacare Revolt; How Will it Impact Ordinary Americans?
The U.S. government has begun a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years after Congress failed to break a partisan deadlock by a midnight deadline.
“The Lawbreaking Is Ongoing”: Louisiana Levee Board Sues BP, Exxon, Shell, Chevron for Coast Damage
Beyond the well-known devastation caused by the BP oil spill in 2010, the oil and gas industry in Louisiana has also been blamed for destroying coastal wetlands that provide …
Henry A. Giroux | Hardened Cultures and the War on Youth
This interview was conducted at the McMaster Centre for Scholarship in the Public Interest's 2013 “War on Youth” Summer Institute, Summer 2013.
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Congressional Republicans Violate Their Oath of Office
Republicans are shirking their sworn duty by both shutting down the government and threatening to default on its bills.
Low-Wage Workers, Top-Down Unions
SEIU may be spawning a force that will rise above its managerial powers by encouraging workers to take direct action at their workplaces.