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Whitewashed: CIA’s Murder of Gul Rehman
Almost two and half years ago, I wrote about the murder of Abdul Manan Gul Rehman in a CIA black site facility known as the Salt Pit in Afghanistan. …
Pink Shrouds Aimed to Draw Attention to Iran Military Site, Analysts Say
Diplomats from an unidentified country and a Washington research organisation considered close to the International Atomic Energy Agency have alleged in recent weeks that Iran has covered two buildings …
High-Performing Charter Schools: Beating the Odds, or Beating the Test?
u201cOdds-beating charter school.u201d Those words are like an impenetrable shield for those who operate such places. They are also the holy grail of the education reform movement, which is …
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Ethics
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Signs of Our Time
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Breaking With Convention: Occupy Chicago Protests GOP in Tampa, Democrats at Home
On September 17, Occupy Wall Street will mark its one year anniversary with a spirit somewhere between celebration, outrage, and the need to reaffirm its own identity and significance. …
You Can’t Ever Stop Being Vigilant: The Role of Alternative Media in Protecting Democracy
Beverly Bell interviews Leslie Thatcher, content relations editor at Truthout, one of a number of independent, non-commercial news sites that offer an alternative to corporate-controlled media. In a world …
As Chicago Teachers Head Toward Strike, Democrats Turn on Their Union
Have Democrats abandoned teacher unions in their pursuit of a corporate-backed education overhaul? From the looks of the Democratic National Convention, it would seem so.
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Divided by Immigration Policy
Now, friends, siblings and spouses who for years shared the same precarious status find themselves on opposite sides of a divide, one preparing for lawful work or access to …
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Kill Lists and Giant Triplets: Obama and the Neoliberal Government
Itu2019s been more than two years now, and the tight rope upon which many balanced their hopesu2014for a truly different and transformative model of governanceu2014has lost a good deal …