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Violent Protests in Venezuela Fit a Pattern
Venezuela's latest round of violent protests appears to fit a pattern, and represents the tug-and-pull nature of the country's divided opposition.
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Why Amazon’s Collaboration With the CIA Is So Ominous – and Vulnerable
Amazon is hosting a huge computing cloud for the CIA's secrets - a digital place where data for mass surveillance and perpetual war are converging.
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Frances Fox Piven | Extreme Poverty Has Been Used to Divide and Terrify Working People for Centuries
In ‘Imagine Living in a Socialist USA,’ Frances Fox Piven argues that the guarantee of a universal income would facilitate a new economic fairness and stability to a financial …
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Mad DNA
Trying to ‘prove’ the historical foundations of family histories with a DNA test takes Eisa Ulen deep down the rabbit hole into communal histories rarely explored.
Top Six Reasons to Stop Fighting Wars
War is nothing other than murder on a large scale.
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Solving California’s Water Crisis Requires a Look Beyond This Year
Reactive measures won't solve the long-term problems of this drought, which require thinking about more permanent changes in water use.
Meet Andy Shallal, DC’s Most Progressive Mayoral Candidate
Iraqi-born artist, activist, businessman and progressive candidate for mayor Andy Shallal talks about his hopes and plans for Washington.
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Clearing Our Heads About Keystone
After environmental study, the State Department recently greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline to be built, but the United States could make a pivotal decision for a different world.
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“Sky Raper”: Drones Are Tools of the Patriarchy
The codename lays bare the true nature of patriarchy, and the roles of the military and rape culture within patriarchy.
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William Rivers Pitt | Not The Onion
William Rivers Pitt: "This entire country has been transformed into a proving ground for the larger point behind Poe's Law - we can no longer distinguish between crazy and …