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The Hypocrisy of the US Promoting the “Rule of Law” in Africa
In many African countries, Western backing is the only thing keeping kleptocrats in power.
David Simon’s New Mini-Series Looks at “Hypersegregation” in Public Housing
David Simon's latest project is titled “Show Me a Hero,” a six-part mini-series now airing on HBO.
The Drug War Has to End: David Simon on “The Wire” and Over-Policing of the Poor
David Simon captured the city of Baltimore from the angles of street-level drug dealers, beat police officers and journalists covering corrupt politicians.
Five Things You Need to Know About the US “Reconstruction” Effort in Afghanistan
With billions of dollars for Afghanistan reconstruction unaccounted for, there is a strong possibility that the US is repeating its military mistakes of old.
Recent Waves of Killings in Amazon Part of Larger Trend of Violence in Brazil
Public discussion regarding police brutality in Brazil has intensified following two waves of homicides in the Amazon city of Manaus.
Five Questions Every Presidential Candidate Needs to Answer About Education
Forget accountability. This time around, the candidates need to address inequality.
“Las Patronas” Make Mexico’s “Train of Death” a More Humane Place
This cargo train carries Central American immigrants that hope to cross into the United States in search of a better future.
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Ecovillage Survives as a Haven for Deep Ecology in Mexico’s Central Mountains
They cling tenaciously against the unrelenting war that the far more successful liberation of global capital has waged on them.
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Criminalizing the History of US Radical Underground Movements
For a book striving for a comprehensive portrait of underground movements, “Days of Rage” fails to capture why such radical organizations did what they did.
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Seventy Years of Military Mediocrity: The Shared Failings of US Military Academies and Senior Officers
US military academies are supposed to be educating and developing leaders of character. If they're not doing that, why have them?