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Invisibility in Django Unchained: Broomhilda in Chains
When we Black women tell our stories, we center ourselves in the American experience.
Truthout Radio With Marisa Holmes on Debt
International democratic movements are looking to address the crisis of debt among individuals in the U.S., Europe, and other parts of the world.
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Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One Big Immigration Overhaul
Bill would include path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented and nationwide e-verify.
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Zero Waste: Including Grassroots Recyclers in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The story of waste management in Buenos Aires illustrates how cartoneros, or grassroots recyclers, have won legal and financial support from the city government.
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Colonialism and the Green Economy: Villagers Defy Pressure to Forfeit Farms for Carbon-Offset
While societies in the Global North continue to seek offsets for their carbon footprint, one Chiapas village in Mexico refuses to be forced to change its way of life …
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Expanding the Realm of the Possible in 2012
In the fight for equality, many obstacles in 2012 have crossed over into the New Year; yet, the fight still continues.
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Reform Advocates Celebrate “Supermax” Tamms Prison Closing
Tamms Prison in Illinois, which helped spur a nationwide movement against
Media Failures Lead to Flawed Understandings in Cherokee Adoption Case
Mainstream media has failed to provide balance covering the adoption of the 3-year-old Cherokee child, now known as
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How Anonymous Hacking Exposed Steubenville High School Rape Case
Social media has leaked horrific details of the case, inspiring a call for increased accountability.
Think Media Consolidation Is Good for Journalism? Think Again
When we think about the state of journalism today, letu2019s not forget that media consolidation is largely what got us into this mess in the first place.