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Tortured in Guantánamo, Uncharged Prisoner Details a US-Created Hell
Mohamedou Slahi shares his horrific journey of torture, and he is currently still imprisoned in Guantanamo.
Henry A. Giroux | Neoliberalism, Violence and Resistance: A Discussion on Forthright Radio
Henry Giroux examines neoliberalism as an economic structure designed to consolidate the power and as a form of public pedagogy.
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“Between the World and Me”: The Black Body Matters
In “Between the World and Me,” author Ta-Nehisi Coates articulates the shared experiences of Black folk over the centuries.
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Sparking Curiosity for Truth in the Classroom: An Appreciation of “Between the World and Me“
“Between the World and Me” takes us deeper into life in schools and especially what the experience means to its captives.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: “The Plunder of Black Life Was Drilled Into This Country in Its Infancy“
Ta-Nehisi Coates describes the killing fields set up by whites that sacrifice Black life on a daily basis.
“Writing on the Wall”: Editor Johanna Fernández on Mumia Abu-Jamal’s New Book
Johanna Fernandez, who visited Mumia Abu-Jamal on death row for years, shares an analysis of racism and class exploitation.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal on the Meaning of Ferguson
Ferguson is a wake-up call to build social, radical, revolutionary movements for change.
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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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.
Uprooting Patriarchy and Establishing Racial, Economic and Social Justice in Chiapas, Mexico
Author Hilary Klein talks about the stories of Zapatista companeras - the women involved in the movement for social justice in Mexico from its early years.