Truthout
Violence
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Slavery’s Legacies of Racism and Dehumanization of Labor Still Poison the US
The popular movie and 1853 book,
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What Didn’t Kill Mandela Made Him Stronger
Nelson Mandela's story, if told as a novel, would not be deemed possible in real life. Worse, we don't tell such stories in many of our novels.
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“Banana Republic” Honduras Open for Business After Tainted Election
Allegations of widespread fraud and intimidation taint Honduras' election results of last month as economic neoliberalism and police thuggery threaten the poor and indigenous.
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Cop’s History an Issue in Toy-Gun Slaying
A Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff, who shot and killed a popular Latino eighth-grader holding a toy gun, has a history of overreaction that dates back years.
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Violence Against Demonstrators Follows Contested Result in Honduras Elections
Students protesting what they claim are fraudulent election results in Honduras' presidential elections were met by police violence on Tuesday. Observers document voting irregularities.
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The Resurgence of Authoritarianism in Economically Beleaguered Greece: The Shaping of a Proto-Fascist State
The present Conservative-Socialist coalition Greek government brooks no opposition in its drive to do the bidding of the neoliberal troika that has taken control of the Greek economy.
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Scared to Death, My Safety ‘Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Security
Itu2019s the overarching dystopian picture Iu2019m wondering about. The question is: Are most Americans still in that movie house just waiting for the lights to come back on?
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This Week’s Murder of an Activist: Peace for Peter
Most people did not really know Peter u2013 he was just always there. And suddenly he wasnu2019t.
An International Campaign to Reform Burma’s Constitution Currently Banning Women and Aung San Suu Kyi From Running for President
Vancouver-based investigative journalist Alan Clements recently returned to Burma (aka Myanmar) to document a country unravelling from decades of totalitarian tyranny.
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Cairo Women Bring Men Back on the Rails
A trend of mob rapes has risen rapidly in Egypt as political stability and social security have diminished post-revolution.