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Solitary Confinement: Torture Chambers for Black Revolutionaries
An estimated 80,000 men, women and even children are being held in solitary confinement on any given day in US prisons.
Invisible Americans Get the Silent Treatment
Official Washington continues to see poverty with tunnel vision u2013 out of sight, out of mind.
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Six Ways to Alleviate the Food vs. Fuel Issue
With the US drought, food vs fuel has returned as an issue. What alternatives are scientists, entrepreneurs developing to take us beyond the old debate?
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The Battle Over NDAA’s Police-State Provisions Continues in Court
Accompanying the lawsuit is an aggressive campaign to spread awareness about the consequences of the NDAA.
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Throwing Some Humble Pies on Women’s Equality Day
Need we remind you that women have achieved greater success in the sports meritocracy than in the political democracy?
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Romney’s Dirtier, Deadlier Energy Future: Is There Another Way?
Renewables and energy efficiency offer real hope.
Justice Party Presidential Candidate Rocky Anderson Speaks Candidly on the Crumbling State of the Union
A major third party movement, even if it is not successful on Election Day, can create the conditions for the changes that we're talking about to ultimately be implemented.
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The Fight Against SB 1070 and the Prison Industry in Arizona
While racist police practices, and the associated racialized discourse of criminality, have received national attention in the wake of SB 1070, they are nothing new to Arizona.
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Election Countdown 2012: Midwest Occupiers Converge for a Conference in Detroit This Weekend, and More
This week in the election countdown: Occupy protesters from across the Midwest are in Detroit this weekend for a regional conference aimed at thinking of practical ways to help …
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Green Is Good for Us All
We have a great need to modernize and expand our infrastructure, diminish environmental pollution and provide work for the jobless.