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Obama’s Admission Not Enough: US Spin on Middle East Violence Must Change
President Obama's call to address the root causes of violence was a step in the right direction, but still miles away from taking the least responsibility for the mayhem …
Henry A. Giroux | Hollywood Heroism in the Age of Empire: From “Citizenfour” and “Selma” to “American Sniper“
The stories a society tells about itself, and whom it considers a hero, reflect that society's greatest values.
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The Crises Are Urgent, So Let’s Slow Down
Fast-paced organizing often causes mistakes and sacrifices dialogues key to dismantling oppression.
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Fox News: PR Department for ISIS
By airing the gruesome video of a pilot being burned alive, Fox News gave ISIS some free exposure, and became the newest member of its propaganda machine.
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Climate Change Is Violence
Climate change is global-scale violence against places and species, as well as against human beings.
Henry A. Giroux | Death-Dealing Politics in the Age of Extreme Violence
Politics must not only inform, but also energize people to take collective action.
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The Kill Team Movie: Now on PBS
“Kill Team” is not just a video game anymore, not just the inevitable pairing of two of the most popular words in American English.
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“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”: A Modern, Militarist Parable
Peter Jackson's series “The Hobbit” closed with a festschrift of gore but its sheer silliness conceals a much more serious message.
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On Racism and Selective Commemoration
If you average out the murder rate in Chicago last year, it breaks down to about one murder every nineteen hours. Seventeen of those people were killed by our …
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Mexico: The Murder of the Young
A journalist recalls her visit to Mexico during the time 43 students went missing in Iguala.