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“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Food Rights”: Shouldn’t We Decide What We Eat?
A food rights movement described in David Grumpert's new book has sprung up to save small farms.
In Scahill Documentary, Blowback May Be Biggest, Most Dangerous Legacy of US Dirty Wars
The film is a punch in the gut, confirmation that perpetual war now exists regardless of which party is in power.
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Henry A. Giroux | Challenging Casino Capitalism and Authoritarian Politics in the Age of Disposability
There is by now an overwhelming catalogue of evidence revealing the depth and breadth of the corporate- and state-sponsored assaults being waged against democracy in the United States.
We Shouldn’t Be Satisfied With Mediocre Answers to Great Questions
Rebecca Solnit is an activist who challenges us to explore our inner selves in her book, The Far away Nearby.
The Far North of Experience: In Praise of Darkness (and Light)
Rebecca Solnit: In the dark we find ourselves and each other, if we reach out, if we keep going, if we listen, if we go deeper.
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Through Stories, Rebecca Solnit’s New Book Guides Us to Reveal Hidden Selves
To be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all directions.
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Maya Angelou Writes of Mothers and Daughters: Reconciliation and Unconditional Love
Maya Angelou writes of her mother, Vivian Baxter in her latest autobiography, "Mom & Me & Mom."
Scahill: Dirty Wars Institutionalized Despite Obama Promises
An interview with author Jeremy Scahill on his new book and movie - both entitled 'Dirty Wars'- about drones, night raids, Somalia, journalism, the Cold War on Terror, …
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Jeremy Scahill Recounts How the US Dirty Wars Killed Women and Children in a Yemeni Village
In his acclaimed book Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill details the extrajudicial killings carried out by US forces.
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Everyday Socialism, American-Style, Is Happening Now
An excerpt from Gar Alperovitz's new book, What Then Must We Do.