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The War on Women: The Newly Invisible and Undeserving Poor in America
Strangely, the faces of women have disappeared from the debate about cutting food stamps and have been absorbed into abstract “needy families.”
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Mandela Is Gone, but Apartheid Is Alive and Well in Australia
Apartheid in South Africa was defeated largely by a global campaign. Similar disapproval for Australia's treatment of its Aboriginal population seldom has found its mark.
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Tiny House Village to Shelter the Homeless in Texas
The project, which is set to break ground next year, will include places for residents to live, garden, worship and work.
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Some Spanish Police Protect Immigrants
Instead of pursuing undocumented immigrants like the rest of the police in Spain, they are there to defend them from the crimes to which they often fall victim.
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Media and the End of Apartheid in South Africa
“Kill the Messenger” details how mass media helped create and exploit fractures in apartheid, ushering in a new age in South Africa.
Persistently Distinguishing Apples from Apples: Jeremy Hammond and Daniel Ellsberg
How can these opponents distinguish Ellsberg, a hero, from those they seek to vilify for engaging in the same character of activity?
Statement by Edward Snowden on Being Honored as a Leading Global Thinker by Foreign Policy Magazine
A statement from Edward Snowden was read at a reception last night in Washington, DC.
Betty Dodson’s Feminist Sex Wars
Betty Dodson takes the side of “dirty” feminists, talks up the vulva and the clitoris, discusses the relationship of sexual pleasure and masturbation to human liberation and excoriates the …
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Beyond the NSA: Other Agencies Spy on You, Too
It's not just the NSA you need to watch out for. The FBI has long led the assault on the Constitution by federal agencies that spy on citizens and …
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A Look at Abortion in Haiti
Despite the fact that it is illegal, abortion is common in Haiti.