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Committee on Open Government Fights Government Secrecy
The executive director of the NY Committee on Open Government, reflects on seven governors and their records for transparency.
The United States’ Non-Existent “Spike in Crime“
A closer analysis of crime over time provides a less alarming picture of trends instead of the short term analysis offered by headlines.
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Is Fox News Poisoning the Well of Public Discourse?
Mainstream US media has two ways of describing motives for mass killings, terrorism or a personality disorder.
Collectively Dreaming New Worlds: Walidah Imarisha on “Octavia’s Brood“
Co-editor Walidah Imarisha discusses what inspired the sci-fi anthology “Octavia's Brood” and what it is intended to inspire.
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William Rivers Pitt | Double-Barreled Disaster: Two GOP Debates in One Night
“I endured both of these things, two in one day with seventeen participants, and may never fully recover from the experience.”
First Republican Debate of 2016 Presidential Race Kicks Off With Roger Ailes’ Favorites
Ten leading Republican presidential candidates faced off.
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Kafka’s Last Laugh
“Octavia's Brood” starts from the premise that both science fiction and activism are engaged in the imagining a better world.
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Chris Matthews Is a Shill for the Insider Machine
Bernie's success terrifies insiders like Chris Matthews because it threatens all the power they've gobbled up over the years.
Are Journalists and Activists Safe Anywhere in Mexico? Protests Erupt Over Killing of Five in Mexico City
In Mexico City, thousands of protesters are continuing to denounce the murder of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa.
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Workplace Diversity Still Lacking in Most US Newsrooms
Newsrooms across the US remain dominated by white, male reporters despite the country's growing ethnic diversity.