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Trump’s Alleged Fraud and Child Rape: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Story of Election 2016
Itu2019s been an incredibly strange political year.
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Zapatistas and Indigenous Congress Seek to Revolutionize Mexico’s 2018 Election
The Zapatistas and Indigenous Congress will use the 2018 presidential elections for popular organizing from below.
Why Police From Different States Invaded a Standing Rock Camp — and Other Questions
To clear the way for a pipeline, North Dakota invoked a measure reserved for state emergencies like natural disasters. That's one answer.
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Anti-Black Surveillance Did Not End With COINTELPRO
Even as the Smithsonian Museum is documenting Black history, the US is continuing its repression of Black life.
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Donald Trump, the “Greatest Victim” in the History of the World
When people like Trump get called out for their behavior, they wail that they are actually “victims.”
The Violence of White Privilege: The Bundy Clan, Dakota Access, the Noose and Donald Trump
White privilege also acts. White privilege is violent.
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Drone Surveillance Is No Longer Just “Over There”
Can we trust Trump or Clinton not to deploy drones against certain individuals or groups or minorities they perceive as adversaries?
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US vs. Russia in Syria: A Battle to Control the Truth
Russian media are serving up Putin's distorted version of the truth. But are US media doing any better with Obama?
Gendered Diplomacy, Human Rights and the Role of Women in Making the Iran Deal
Gender politics and the politics of gender in peace and conflict negotiations have a long way to go.
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New UN Report Shows Just How Awful Globalization and Informal Employment Are for Workers
Currently on the UN agenda: a legally-binding human rights agreement for corporations and businesses.