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Radical Reading: The Progressive Dr. Seuss
Seuss uses ridicule, satire, wordplay and nonsense words to take aim at bullies and demagogues.
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Will the US Continue to Obstruct Justice for Duvalier’s Victims in Haiti?
The international community - including the US - must stand on the side of justice and the Haitian people.
Kazakhstan, a Human Rights Disaster, Hosts Iran Talks
Allen Ruff: Kazakhstan's brutal repression of workers and opposition ignored as it tries to play broker in the stand off between the US and Iran.
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Petitions of 23,000 to Lindsey Graham: No Foul to Use A-Word on Israel-Palestine
Despite smears, Chuck Hagel's confirmation as US secretary of defense looks likely.
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Corporations Write Our Laws and Profit From Our Misery
Chris Hedges: Corporations write our laws and determine how we structure our society. We have all become victims.
Why the Violence Against Women Act Is Crucial for Native American Women
Up until Tuesday, Republicans had proposed amendments to strip Native American rights and jurisdiction over non-Native perpetrators of violence on the reservation.
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Let’s Stop Making Migration a Crime
Guest worker programs have been called “close to slavery.”
Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery
Dr. Joy DeGruy explores African-American history, cultural behavior and the trauma of slavery and racism's impacts on African-Americans and society as a whole.
Move to National Electronic Health Records Potentially Risky for LGBT Patients
Digitized health records may be a step forward for improving overall health care, but how will they safely and competently account for the medically and socially marginalized LGBT community?
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Hillary Clinton’s Legacy as Secretary of State
Clinton's legacy has been one of continuing the policies of her predecessors in the Bush administration of opposing international law and human rights.