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A Primer on the Colonialism of Israel’s Settlers
Successful settler colonies displace or exterminate the indigenous sovereignty.
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Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation
Most of those fees are for felonies and do not involve private probation companies, which have so far been limited to chasing those guilty of misdemeanors.
Waiting for Helicopters? Cholera, Prejudice and the Right to Water in Haiti
For most NGO officials, suspicion and misperceptions are not due to ill intentions u2013 many work long hours and aspire to help those in need u2013 but to the …
The Arrogance of Privilege
We must confront the reality that seeking a meritocracy is a different goal than claiming we currently have a meritocracy. As Blowu2019s commentary exposes, Americans demonize people living in …
Gay Marriage and Social Justice With Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright
Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright, who have been together since 1991, were among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the United States — on May 23, 2004, …
Seventy-Three Percent of American Youth Now Have Insurance Due to Health Care Law
A Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is expected on Thursday. The law would increase access to millions of Americans, …
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Iranians Ask Apple to “Act Different“
A midday flash mob was organized by Havaar, a recently formed group of Iranians and Iranian-Americans who are opposed to war, sanctions and state repression. It came in response …
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Ten Leaders Building a New LGBT Politics in the South and Midwest
The movement for LGBT rights and community has expanded well beyond the once-dominant circles of Washington, D.C., New York and California. Today, leaders in the South and Midwest are …
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Winslow Myers | All for One
There is a larger truth that must be understood - that we are all in this together, as Winslow Myers notes.
Right-Wing Billionaires Push Israel Agenda in Democratic Party
Despite GOP attacks on Obama's Israel positions, his record of appeasing both Netanyahu's Likud government and the Israel lobby has earned him the support of most American Zionists, and …