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Australia’s Julia Gillard Is No Feminist Hero
One speech criticizing a male rival can't change the fact that Julia Gillard's policies are anti-woman.
Romney Appeals to White Tribalism in Ohio
By historical standards Romney should be a candidate who has lost even before the race begins. But he is effectively utilizing the politics of white resentment because of Obamau2019s …
Affirmative Action: A Tale of Two Supreme Courts
Brazil is giving meaning to the notion that fighting discrimination is a priority, assuring that education is a universal human right.
It’s Not About Religion: A Conversation With Author and Middle East Expert Gregory Harms
This conversation about Harms' new book places responsibility for US foreign policy on the US population - even as it undresses the propaganda that distorts Americans' perception of the …
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The Life and Death of an Australian Hero Whose Skin Was the Wrong Color
Pilger remembers Aboriginal leader Arthur Murray, who died recently after a life of hard work in the cotton fields of Australia and fighting for justice for his son, who …
As Anti-Immigrant “Papers, Please” Law Takes Effect, Journalist Jeff Biggers on Arizona, the “State Out of the Union”
An interview on the reaction to a federal judge's lifting last week of an injunction against a key component of Arizonau2019s controversial anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, requiring police to …
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The Dirty Business of Cleaning Cars
The movement to unionize carwash employees in Los Angeles arrives in New York.
Beyond Guilt: Working in “The System” With Intellectual Responsibility
Don't let your amazing intellectual, creative resources be siphoned into too much self-reflection. We need you too much for that.
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White Racial Anxiety and the Changing Demographic Tide: Legitimate Concern or Illogical Worry?
In about 30 years, whites will no longer make up the majority of the American population.
Romney Uses Banksters’ Money to Play Race Card
The Republican theme is glaringly obvious: Do you want a white man in the White House or a black man in the White House?