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The Weak and Defeatist Democratic Platform on Health Care
The DNC committee voted down an amendment to include single-payer health care in the platform.
Trump and Santorum — Promoting an Economy of Opportunity or Exclusion?
Santorum and Trump claim know the mindset of blue-collar workers.
The Need to Recognize the Reality of the Israeli Occupation
Reality has moved way beyond just recognizing Palestinians are there. We need to hear their voices.
Fighting for Minds of Youth in Latvia
A disappointing consequence of Brexit has become the rise of xenophobia.
The System That Killed Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Cannot Be Reformed
As the killing of Black people continues, the challenge is to question the role of police in society and ask why the system requires such violence in order to …
The Perils of National Amnesia
“It was freedom to destroy freedom.”
It’s Time to Update United States Law on Torture
A change to US law to include an explicit definition of forbidden acts will put a stop to torture.
Imperial Japan, the Bomb and the Pacific Powder Keg
The myths are widely accepted in society, and underpin the notion of American exceptionalism.
A New Declaration of Independence
The US has entered the Orwellian era of permanent war — until we decide that it's over.
“What to the Slave Is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’ Historic Speech
Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement.