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Noam Chomsky Post-Election: We Need More Organization, Education, Activism
In a far-ranging discussion of US politics and policies, history and prospects, Noam Chomsky's analysis of the issues before us probes deeply.
Making an Infection a Crime: An Interview With HIV Activist Sean Strub
Strub: HIV-specific laws create stigma and discourage people from getting tested.
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The Obama Victory and the Near Hysteria of the American Far-Right
The contrast between the FBI's hate crime data and the near hysterical reaction by some on the further reaches of the far-right to President Obama's re-election have some scratching …
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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.