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Unlikely Communities: Breaking the Alienation of Incarceration
Women in prison band together in many creative ways to confront the system that aims to divide them.
Resistance Is Needed to End Corporate Toxic Zones
Truthout recently interviewed Erik Loomis about how corporations, in the end, create catastrophe.
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The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe
In this excerpt from “Out of Sight,” the history of US corporate pollution and toxic dumping is recounted.
Urbanologist Grades Government’s Response to Katrina With an “F“
New Orleans' devastation was a chance by pols “to give out outrageous contracts to campaign donors,” says author Roberta Brandes Gratz.
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After Katrina, the Residents of New Orleans Saved Themselves
Excerpt from Roberta Brandes Gratz's “We're Still Here Ya Bastards” is a tribute to the resilience of New Orleanians.
Ilan Pappé: Israel’s Goal Is to Have Palestinian Land Without Palestinians
Israeli historian Ilan Pappu00e9 discusses the evolving conversation around Palestine and Israel.
Ilan Pappé: Israel’s Goal Is to Have Palestinian Land Without Palestinians
Israeli historian Ilan Pappu00e9 discusses the evolving conversation around Palestine and Israel.
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Accelerating the Decolonization of Palestine
Hegemony can be challenged by language and narration.
US Military Expansion in Africa Is About Domination and Exploitation, Not Humanitarian Concerns
Author Nick Turse discusses how Africa is targeted for its rich natural resources and coveted geopolitical military positioning by foreign nations like the US and China.
The US Militarization of Africa Is Well Underway and Nothing Good Will Come of It
The following is an excerpt from “Finding Barack Obama in South Sudan.”