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Drones, Sanctions and the Prison Industrial Complex
Peace activist and anti-drone protester Brian Terrell reports on the struggle of non violent offenders from federal prison.
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Creatures of the Dark: Wisconsin GOP Caught Deleting Records, Again
Thousands of Republican redistricting files in Wisconsin were deleted last year, confirming accusations that they are covering their tracks.
The ‘Organizing Model’ Goes Global
Unions in Europe have been importing the u201corganizing modelu201d from the U.S.
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Inmates Rising: Worsening Gitmo Mass Hunger Strike in Prisoners’ Own Words
Desperate prisoners refusing food at Guantanamo Bay since the beginning of February have vowed to ‘strike to death,’ according to lawyers' notes obtained by Truthout.
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Nearly Half of Guantanamo Prisoners Now on Hunger Strike
The hunger strike figure rose by 14 prisoners overnight.
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Opposition Grows Fierce to Austerity Cuts in Portland
Like many US cities since the onset of the recession, Portland has faced years of budget cuts costing jobs.
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Hope, Love and Strategy in the Time of the Zombie Apocalypse
Labor and community organizer Stephen Lerner argues that love really is part of the answer to resisting the oncoming apocalypse.
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Newark Students Defy Threats to Protest Attacks on Public Education
On Tuesday, up to 2,000 students from at least a dozen public high schools in Newark, New Jersey, walked out of class to protest years of budget cuts, school …
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Angela Davis, Freedom and the Politics of Higher Education
Angela Davis struggled bravely for decades to demonstrate that education is a form of political intervention.
US-Made Tear Gas Supports State Violence in Egypt
Sarah Lazare bears witness to the use of US-made tear gas in the state repression of dissent in Cairo.