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Racism
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James Baldwin at 90: “‘I can’t believe what you say,’ the song goes, ‘because I see what you do'”
Today, racism is thinly masked, and many refuse to see it.
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Arab Americans and American Muslims Are at Risk
When the majority of GOP presidential candidates in 2012 stated that they would require special loyalty oaths from any Muslim who sought to serve in government, damage was done.
Jobless Kabul and the Works of War
Relentlessly, the fighting continues.
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Palestinian-American Teen Brutalized by Israeli Police Testifies on Capitol Hill
Last week, Tariq Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian-American teen beaten by Israeli police, and his mother testified at a Congressional briefing.
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“Mad Men” and the Triumph of the Insubstantial
The TV show "Mad Men" captures a moment when we began, slowly, to shift from substance to image, anticipating a laptop capitalism of the 21st century.
Police Brutality and the Failure of Liberal Democrats
Glen Ford says that the recent death of Eric Garner by the NYPD demonstrates that liberal democrats like NYC mayor Bill de Blasio will not end institutional racism.
Imagining Economic Policy Focused on Women
The Fair Minimum Wage Act in the House and the Minimum Wage Fairness Act in Senate would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2017.
Israel’s Assault on Gaza Obscures Core Issues: Racism, Occupation, Colonization
Nobody pays attention to the settlement project or thuggish incitement when there are air raid sirens in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Formerly Incarcerated People Lead Movement to Confront Oppressive “Justice” System
The quest to overturn structural racial and economic injustice in the United States is arguably most powerful in the growing movement to end the racialized system of mass incarceration. …
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In Desegregation Case, Judge Blasts School Officials and Justice Department
A federal judge in Alabama says local school board has failed to meet legal mandate to integrate.