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Henry A. Giroux | Death-Dealing Politics in the Age of Extreme Violence
Politics must not only inform, but also energize people to take collective action.
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The Next Big Progressive Battle: A Living Wage
The minimum wage shouldn't force workers to live in poverty.
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Do the United States’ Hungry Children Matter?
Can't we all agree that policies aimed at helping impoverished children is the right thing to do?
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Beating Swords Into Plowshares: A Review of “Killing Is Not a Way of Life“
War is a decision that can be made unacceptable, David Swanson writes in his book.
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On Community, Redemption and Leadership
The things that I have been able to achieve, despite the struggles and setbacks, actually began inside of prison. The changes that I had to make, those took place …
New York City Activists Mobilize for Right to Counsel in Eviction
New York City may become the first to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction.
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When the Teenager Is the Breadwinner
Like many immigrant families, that of Iris Sebastian (a pseudonym) has long played a precarious financial balancing game.
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Flipping the Script: Pedagogy, Theater and Radical Organizing in Schools of Poverty
Teacher Jay Gillen goes beyond simply refusing to be complicit with educational injustice.
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The Disunited States: A French Writer Navigates 1930s United States
Vladimir Pozner reveals the alienation, class antagonism, racism and sexism endemic to 1930s United States.
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The Six Legs of Poverty Policies
As economic, political and social trends reshape the understanding of what constitutes poverty, poverty itself is also transformed.