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Mandela Was Unable to Dismantle the White Oligarchy Keeping South Africa in Economic Chains
Danny Schechter offers insight into how while South Africa changed in terms of who politically ruled it, the economic power remained concentrated in white and western economic hands.
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Thom Hartmann | Are Economic Royalists Leading the US Over a Precipice?
Was the near meltdown of our economy at the end of the Bush administration just a prelude to a more crushing collapse? Thom Hartmann says yes! Read an excerpt …
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Slavery’s Legacies of Racism and Dehumanization of Labor Still Poison the US
The popular movie and 1853 book,
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“Twelve Years a Slave”: Kidnapped Into the Horror of Slavery
Solomon Northup's memoir offers a vivid, horrifying account of the abominable practice of slavery.
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A Daughter Is Born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan and Set Free by Knowledge
My father always said, “Malala will be free as a bird.” I dreamed of going to the top of Mount Elum like Alexander the Great to touch Jupiter and …
The Courage of Malala: Shot for Advocating Education for Girls
A Taliban gunman shot Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai point blank in the face for her outspokenness. Now the book “I Am Malala” tells her story of love and learning …
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US is Faced With a Feverish Populism of Anger and Hatred
In an excerpt from his book
The Rage of the Angry White Male Continues Its Battle Against Equality
“Men can be dragged kicking and screaming into that inevitable future, or we can accept it and ask what it means for us,” says Michael Kimmel, author of "Angry …
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Noam Chomsky | Media Control and Indoctrination in the United States
In this excerpt, Noam Chomsky speaks with Free Speech Radio News about media control, fear, indoctrination and the importance of solidarity.
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Betraying Our Soldiers Wounded in Wars of Empire and Profit
Heroics in wars abroad are praised by politicians and generals, but the returning wounded are largely shunted aside, only infrequently covered by the press or discussed by government officials. …