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Dahr Jamail | Domestic Military Expansion Spreads Through the US, Ignites Dissent
The US military is using more domestic land, air and sea space than ever before.
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Wisconsin Legislature Votes to Turn Back the Clock on Labor Rights
The anti-union, right-to-work bill passed in Wisconsin turns the clock back to the Gilded Age.
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Netanyahu at Congress: Not the Only Israeli Imposition on US Politics
With growing boycott and divestment success, we can expect to see increased pressure from Israel on US progressive politics.
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“Own the Change”: The Move to a New Co-Op Economy
A new film, “Own the Change,” documents the progress of a Berkeley co-op cafe.
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Beyond Reform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration
The journal Socialism and Democracy's collection of essays demonstrates why we need to go beyond various justice system reform proposals - valuable as they are - to a much …
Heeding the Call: Black Women Fighting for Black Lives That Matter
Black women activists have been at the head of a new movement.
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The Cost of Compassion: Why Churches Turn Their Backs on Torture Victims
When compassion becomes politically inconvenient, churches turn their backs.
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Refinery Strike Is Not Just About Safety – It’s About Pollution
The ongoing refinery strike is about making refineries safer for workers, but also neighbors exposed to pollution.
Transformation, Reparations and Radical Education
Reparations will come. Networks will grow. Communities will share their skills and deepen their connections.
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And We Sat: Violence Against the Bodies of Diversity and Transparency Student Movement at Syracuse University
Our bodies are any combination of Black, queer, disabled, ill, poor, assaulted, and undocumented.