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Hush: A Response to the Steubenville High School Rape Case
Carmel Chase's powerful lyrics inspired by the Steubenville High School rape case and the abuse of women everywhere.
Matt Taibbi & Former Bank Regulator William Black on Bailout Secrets and How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks From Justice
The governmentu2019s approach to the banks came under new scrutiny this week after it reached an $8.5 billion settlement for improprieties in the wrongful foreclosures on millions of American …
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Americans and Their Guns: A Love Affair Shot to Hell
Early Americans could not care less about the Second Amendment or the views of their cohort on militias and guns. Americans kept dueling pistols as prized possessions, not to …
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Garfield High School Teachers Refuse to Reduce Students to Test Scores
Teachers at Seattleu2019s Garfield High School have refused to engage in standardized testing, inciting support from educators all over the world.
Treasury Nominee Jack Lew’s Pro-Bank, Austerity, Deregulation Legacy
Currently Obama's chief of staff, Lew was an executive at Citigroup from 2006 to 2008 at the time of the financial crisis.
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Letter to a Reporter
Lewis R. Gordon gives his thoughts on the job market for philosophy majors.
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Seeking Security in Afghanistan
“Afghans and Americans need a different practice of security that addresses basic needs and root problems” writes Martha Hennessy and Kathy Kelly.
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When Teachers Refuse the Tests
Courageous teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle have voted unanimously to refuse to administer the district’s standardized tests this semester. “Our teachers have come together and agree that …
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Obama’s Inauguration Sells Out
Getting your ticket punched for a presidential brunch buys you a rich serving of political access.
The Pentagon as a Global NRA
As Americans ask for more gun control here in the states, who is looking at arms violence abroad?