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Life as a Target: A Review of Fruitvale Station and the Trayvon Martin Verdict
The screen goes black and in the dark I felt his life, Martin's life, Bell's life and many others draining away. Here are the men of color that we …
A National Debate about Government Spying
Why not have a national debate about the nature of our foreign policies and the influences behind them?
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Understanding the Significance of the Trayvon Martin Protests
Protests too often get construed as violent actions. People can be angry, passionate, and even militant without being violent.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Your Local Police Department May Be Tracking Your Every Move, and More
A new report from the ACLU shows that automatic license plate readers are snapping photos of our cars.
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The Nominees to the National Labor Relations Board Deserve Confirmation: As I See It
It is almost impossible to understand why a small agency like the National Labor Relations Board would be the object of attacks.
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Jim Hightower | Watch Out for Those Helpful Bankers
Big-time bankers are turning members of Congress into obedient stenographers.
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Does the NRA Want African-American Men to Stand Their Ground?
The NRA needs to announce a new program immediately, complete with a website that takes donations of both money and guns to give to young African-Americans.
Hedges: We Must Grasp Reality to Build Effective Resistance
In the continuation of Paul Jay's Reality Asserts Itself interview with Chris Hedges, they discuss the fantasy that we can have everything we want and the reality of the …
Michelle Alexander: “Zimmerman Mindset” Endangers Young Black Lives with Poverty, Prison and Murder
Alexander says the biases that led to Martinu2019s death and let his killer go free are deeply embedded in U.S. society and in the criminal justice system itself.
Ralph Nader: Developing a Civic Personality
Love or hate him, Ralph Nader has never been afraid to speak his mind.