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The World Watches Ferguson, but Racial Discrimination Is Also a Health Issue Across the US
The problem in the US isn't just about the criminal justice system, but about widespread discrimination in all walks of life.
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Historically, Black Leaders Supported Palestinians; Why Less So Now?
Today's silence by black leaders in the face of Israeli aggression against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip stands in stark contrast to the historic support of the Palestinians …
Tar Sands, Trade Rules and the Gutting of Human Rights for Corporate Profit
A new report released today from IATP takes an in-depth look at how tar sands have developed from an unconventional, inefficient energy source to the spotlight of the corporate …
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Tractors, Ritual Baths, and Dismantling Racism: Welcome to Black and Latino Farmers Immersion
The program brings together training in topics such as soil chemistry and farm planning with a deep analysis of how racism has divorced people of color from the land.
A.A. (Afro Anonymous) aka “In Recovery” aka WARdrobe
Poetry by Hakim Bellamy
Envisioning Where We Want to Go: An Interview With Evolutionary Reconstructionist Gar Alperovitz
Longtime activist, historian and political-economic theorist Gar Alperovitz conducted an email interview with us on the occasion of the creation of his new website, the Pluralist Commonwealth.
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Politics of Shame: The United States, Ferguson and the World
Aggressive police racism against unarmed citizens in Ferguson, Staten Island and the rest of the nation is not just a domestic issue.
Court Hears Missing US Citizen Has Been Transferred to Secretive, US-Funded Yemeni Court
Sharif Mobley, from New Jersey, disappeared from Sana'a Central Prison six months ago and has been held in secret detention ever since.
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No Rights That a White Man Is Bound to Respect: The Occupation and Ethnic Cleansing of Africa-America
The persistence of the Ferguson uprising has the signature of something larger and deeper.
Ferguson Shows Failed US Policy and the Black-White Housing Gap
Despite rosy reports in the media about the end of the national foreclosure crisis and the recession that followed, all is not well in our inner cities and suburbs …