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Radical Women Role Models Lead the Way to Positive Change
"Rad American Women A-Z"u00a0is more than just a list of heroines: It's also a primer on how you too can be radical and awesome.
Millions Died Because Kissinger Prolonged the Vietnam War for Years After Betraying Peace Treaty
In order to understand the disastrous trajectory of US foreign policy, one must understand Henry Kissinger.
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Kissinger Championed US Foreign Policy of Ignoring the Lessons of Catastrophe
Greg Grandin reflects on the challenge of the media preparing an obituary for Henry Kissinger, who is now 92.
Memoirist Charles Blow on Growing Up in the South and Learning to Love Himself
Author Charles Blow discusses his memoir and how he arrived at a place of personal acceptance regarding his sexuality.
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Charles Blow Began His Search for a Personal, Racial and Sexual Identity in a House With No Steps
“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” is a meditation on race, gender, class and sexuality in the US today.
“We Cannot Remain Silent” on Palestine, Says Activist From Jewish Boat to Gaza
Lillian Rosengarten discusses what brought her to sail on the Jewish Boat to Gaza in an effort to break the Israeli siege.
Learning Empathy for Palestinians as a Refugee From Nazi Germany
“My deepest belief holds that peace can come only when Israel and Palestine are a unified country living under mutual democracy.”
Reclaiming Labor History: How Domestic Workers Resisted Racism in the ’60s and ’70s
Premilla Nadasen discusses how Black women domestic workers organized for better pay and conditions in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Remembering Domestic Workers Who Empowered Themselves Against White Exploitation
Black domestic workers in the US were forced to develop unique strategies in the 1960s and 1970s for social change.
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US Interventionist Policies in Iraq Unleashed Chaos, Brutality and Death Still Unfolding Today
As was revealed by WikiLeaks, US policies in Iraq were largely responsible for the disintegration of Iraq that we are witnessing today.