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Intersecting Criminalization: What Killed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango
Alfred Olango — yet another Black man killed by police this year — was a refugee who had fled state violence and war.
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In Arizona’s Shift Toward Purple, a Backlash to Trump Hastens the Pace
Democrats hope increased Latino turnout will upset Republican dominance in the state.
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Trump Should Stop Calling Terrorism a Cancer, and So Should Everybody Else
Calling terrorism a cancer takes it out of the context of the politics, history and power systems that form it.
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Why We Are Singing for Water at Standing Rock, in Front of Men With Guns and Surveillance Helicopters
“We were water beings from the beginning. The river was our Grandmother and supplied everything we needed to survive,” writes Linda Hogan.
Haitian-American Novelist Predicts “Ongoing Disaster” in Impoverished Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
Aid organizations are warning that food and water is scarce.
Is Indigenous People’s Day the Answer?
The United States promotes a culture of historical erasure by highlighting the legacy of Christopher Columbus.
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How “Risk Assessment” Tools Are Condemning People to Indefinite Imprisonment
Risk assessment tools used to evaluate prisoners are no more fair and free of bias than the societies that created them.
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The Magnificence and Fragility of Trans Bodies
Even if the larger public does not worry about or account for trans people's deaths, the trans community holds these losses.
The Meaning of Armored Vehicles Rolling Toward Standing Rock
US tribes share narratives with the world's Indigenous Peoples — the Dakota Access standoff is amplifying a global movement.
Henry A. Giroux on “War Culture” and the Undermining of Democracy
We need broad-based social movements to stop the US from tipping over into authoritarianism.