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Henry A. Giroux | Unthinkable Politics and the Dead Bodies of Children
The civic function of politics is collapsing, and violence has become the US's habitual response to social problems.
Freedom to Oppress: Two Journalists Face the Power of Trump’s Influence at a Green Bay Rally
This was their playground.
The Worst Place on Earth: Death and Life in the Lost Town of Leer
Leer is no longer a town. It's a killing field, a place where human remains lie unburied and whose residents have long since fled.
“Obama Built the Structures for Trump”: A Terrifying Legacy of Mass Deportation
A highly militarized immigration enforcement apparatus is the frightening legacy of this Democratic presidency.
Decimated Services for Traumatized Chicago Students to Get Federal Funding
A $1.3 million grant from the US Department of Education will support more mental health services at 10 high schools in the city.
Is Trump’s Rise a Result of the US Declaring War on Institutions That Make Democracy Possible?
Henry Giroux critiques what he believes is a slide toward authoritarianism and other failings that led to the current political climate and rise of Donald Trump.
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The Bullying of US Militarism Pervades the Entire Society
A militaristic empire must inspire people to commit violence. It must reward the most extreme forms of bullying.
A Growing Asian-American Movement Calls for Prison Abolition
The movement for abolition has meant renegotiating Asian Americans' relation to the prison industrial complex.
Charged With Being Alive: Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott
Race affects everything: where you live, what you're blamed for and even if you're deemed worthy of being alive.
William Rivers Pitt | March of the Deplorables
Trump has exposed a deep vein of true ugliness in this country.