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The Translator
The United States destroyed Iraq. Let an Iraqi be heard.
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Air Force Bombings Endanger and Kill Civilians in Colombia
While media and government focus on the killings of guerrillas in the bombings, civilians who live in the area are sidelined and stigmatized as guerrilla supporters, regardless of the …
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Apocalypses Everywhere: Is There Any Hope in an Era Filled With Gloom and Doom?
Wherever we Americans look, the threat of apocalypse stares back at us.
Hidden History: The War on Poverty at 50
Despite mass media attention to the War on Poverty at 50, its centerpiece, the Community Action Program, is ignored.
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Peter Seeger’s Last Letter
It is a testament to Seeger's struggle, tenacity and final emergence into redemption that his vision decades ago holds just as true today.
School’s Out: The Decimation of Public Education
On this edition of Making Contact weu2019ll explore how the privatization of public education is playing out across the country and how students and teachers are fighting back.
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Dancing with Death at Death Cafes
It is hard to put into words what happens at a Death Cafe.
Oakland Privacy Group Oakland Protesters Fight Spy Center Vote by City Council
The DAC is a proposed, $10.9M Department of Homeland Security-funded, 24/7 surveillance center, which has generated a firestorm of press.
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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.
Ukraine’s Political Violence Spurred by Cultural Divide
Nicolai Petro: Violence persists between opposition and security forces, as opponents use culture to divide strongly nationalistic Ukrainian groups and factions identifying with Russia.