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Black Student Union: “This Is Our Time to Speak” – Are the Education Reformers Listening?
Seattle Times runs front page profile of Garfield High School Black Student Union's leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement: “We are fighting for our lives.”
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Police Funerals and September 11
How clearly this recalls the tragedy of September 11th 2001, which similarly provided an opportunity for a giant offensive against everyone and anyone opposing the expansion of Pentagon-State Department-One …
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“Some Sort of Hell”: How One of the Wealthiest Cities in the United States Treats Its Homeless
The city refuses to provide affordable housing, yet won't tolerate people living outdoors.
Professor Jared Ball on Ferguson and the Media
Author Jared A. Ball talks about the construction of Black identity, colonialism and what is needed to stop the police killings.
As the US “Enhances” Military Cooperation in the Philippines, a Complicated Relationship Is Challenged
Opponents of a US-Philippines military agreement say it tramples on Philippine sovereignty.
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Why “The Interview” Is Not Worth Your Time
A film as racist as “The Interview” was bound to get some attention even before Sony was hacked.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2014 Year in Review
The year 2014 saw pro-democracy protests spanning 75 days from Hong Kong to the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.
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The Post-Anthropo-Scene: Reclaim the Humane, Addendum to the Manifesto for the Obvious International
The effort to reverse racism, classism, sexism, speciesism and other oppressive -isms u2013 may be accelerated by the radical re-humanization of everyone and everything.
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Immigration Enforcement: A Tool to Silence Workers?
How employers use immigration laws against workers who speak out on the job is a complex, murky world.
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This Moment Must Be About Black-Ness
If you do not walk in a Black-identified body, this is a moment to practice humility.