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Renters Unite to Demand Affordable Housing
Protests, marches and other actions are happening nationwide today in support of renters and affordable housing.
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South African School Girls Provide Leadership for the Ongoing Revolution
Refusing to straighten their hair, 13-year-old South African Black schoolgirls braved police dogs and arrest to join a youth movement.
Lawrence Davidson Discusses Turkey, Russia and the Autocratic Age
Davidson offers insights on the complexity of politics in Turkey, and provides context for Russia's current relationship with the US.
Around the World, Statements of Solidarity for the Standing Rock Protesters
Here are some messages in support of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests from groups around the world.
GOP Lashes Out After Weekend’s Alleged Terrorist Attacks
The GOP is taking advantage of the recent events anti-Muslim rhetoric to push back against allowing refugees into the country.
Embracing Reconciliation as a Core Value
The colonial structures that settler societies have built will always pale next to the Indigenous knowledge and lands they are built upon.
Who Will Speak for Indigenous Peoples at the UN General Assembly?
As diplomats arrive in New York, representatives for the more than 400 million indigenous peoples globally will not be among them.
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It’s Personal: Apologizing to My Daughter for the Last 15 Years of War
“I wanted to tell my daughter just how sorry I was that she would have to live in what 9/11 transformed into the most frightened country on Earth.”
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The Dangers of Medicalizing Racism
Treating racism like an addiction or mental illness undermines efforts to deal with its structural underpinnings.
Could Cellphone Alerts Used to Search for New York Bombing Suspect Open Door for Attacks on Muslims?
New technology has some concerned about discrimination implications.