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Henry A. Giroux | Revisiting Hurricane Katrina: Racist Violence and the Politics of Disposability
Hurricane Katrina launched a new era in the politics of disposability and the undoing of the social state, which was rooted in racism.
“Between the World and Me”: Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation on Being Black in the US
Coates talks about his new book and his upbringing in Baltimore.
Investigators Find New Developments in Possible Lynching Case Out of North Carolina
The death of Lennon Lacy was ruled a suicide, but questions remain of whether it was a lynching.
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Residents of Southside Syracuse Fight to Stop Construction of a Sewage Plant
“They figured our neighborhood is Black, so they'll do it.”
Prosecutors Practice Racism in US Courts
A member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty describes how racism is aided and abetted by prosecutors in America's injustice system.
Gentrification Is a Feminist Issue: The Intersection of Class, Race, Gender and Housing
Having lower wages means that working-class women will be unable withstand the process of gentrification and remain in their homes and neighborhoods.
The Ramos-Trump Exchange: GOP Candidate’s Muddled, Xenophobic Message
Donald Trump parried questions by Univision's Jorge Ramos with a brief and racist rant before having Ramos ejected from the proceedings.
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Thirty Miles From Selma, a Different Kind of Civil Rights Struggle
Alabama's biggest waste dump inflicts misery on residents of Uniontown, whose complaints to the EPA have gone unheeded.
Building Community Safety: Practical Steps Toward Liberatory Transformation
Ejeris Dixon speaks to the need to address violence without relying on the criminal legal system.
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.