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Recuperating Marcuse Against a Culture of Cruelty
In light of the counter-revolutionary successes after Reagan and Powell, Herbert Marcuse's “philosophy of psychoanalysis” must be repurposed.
Is Human Rights Watch Too Close to the US Government?
Human Rights Watch continues to face charges from activists, including Nobel Laureates, who say the group is too close to Washington to criticize US foreign policy.
The Fourth Branch: The Rise to Power of the National Security State
In the context of the Senate's torture report, the question at hand remains: Who rules Washington?
Big Players Promote Water Privatization
As soon as the new federal water law was enacted, three water organizations took the lead to transform it into a vehicle for privatization. We report on how their …
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Recruiting to Kill in Gaza
Western involvement in the war on the Palestinian people is indeed going beyond the usual and known support of funds, military technology and economic aid, to actual participation in …
Nobel Peace Laureates Slam Human Rights Watch’s Refusal to Cut Ties to US Government
You all but advocated military intervention on social media, while maintaining plausible deniability in the context of a climate of warmongering.
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A National Disgrace: Violence Against Native Women
The federal government has made some efforts to reduce the violence, but there is a long way to go before indigenous women are afforded their full civil rights.
Fact-Checking “Fact Check Argentina”
The Argentine government has floated the $15 billion figure as an estimate of how much the worst-case scenario could cost the country.
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Nicaragua Vive! 35 Years Since the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution
As child refugees flood the US border from Central America, Nicaragua's children are not among them.
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Running for Their Lives: The Child Migrant Crisis
US policies stoked the gang violence Central American kids are fleeing.