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U.S. Youth Take Police Violence Charges to the UN Committee Against Torture
A new generation globalizes the struggle. more
By Salim Muwakkil
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When Police ‘Reforms’ Only Legitimize Police Abuses
The proposed policing reforms in response to the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner won't lessen police violence against communities of color. In fact, they may actually make it worse. more
By Michael Collins
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Feeling Angry About the Darren Wilson Decision? Join the Fight for the ‘Michael Brown Law’
We can't change the grand jury's verdict, but we can take action alongside the Brown family to require police to wear body cameras. more
By Ian Reifowitz
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In Ferguson and Beyond, Ties Between Black and Arab Struggles for Justice Are Growing
Young activists are building a multiracial movement for justice, making the connections between racist violence like the killing of Mike Brown and the occupation of Palestine. more
By Muhammad Sankari
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Baltimore Teens Take Out the Trash
Youth battle a waste incinerator. more
By Bruce Vail
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Under New Progressive Leadership, Teachers Union Fights “Teacher Jail”
Imagine being removed from your workplace for misconduct—without being told what you did wrong. Imagine waiting years to find out whether you can... more
By Samantha Winslow
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Darren Wilson Wasn’t the First: A Short History of Killer Cops Let Off the Hook
The U.S. has a long history of allowing police to walk free after vicious racist violence. more
By Flint Taylor
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The Dismantling of Medicaid
Once considered one of the crowning achievements of The Great Society, Medicaid is now being steadily chipped away—and patients are suffering because of it. more
By Michael Collins
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Dozens of Activists Arrested in Battle Against a Fracking “Gateway Drug” in New York
Residents of New York's Finger Lakes argue that gas projects would spell ecological and economic disaster for the region. more
By Molly Bennet
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For the Majority of Undocumented Immigrants Who Remain in the Shadows, Churches Offer Sanctuary
6 million undocumented immigrants won’t receive relief under Obama’s executive action. Some churches are providing them with hope. more
By Kevin Solari
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Mass. Teachers Defeat Corporate Ed Reform Bill Through Rank-and-File Power
First published at Jacobin. To the casual observer, Massachusetts may seem like an unlikely place to open up a new front in the assault on... more
By Dan Clawson
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If Labor’s Strategy Is as Good as Its Leaders Say, Why Are Unions in Crisis?
Three labor leaders walked into a bar. Okay, it wasn’t a bar. It was a slightly stuffy faculty club at the University of... more
By David Moberg
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A Tale of Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal
In the new Detroit, a small number of wealthy residents are protected by private security and constant surveillance while the city's black majority struggles to maintain access to water. more
By Laura Gottesdiener
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Ferguson’s ISIS Allies?
Despite what right-wing media may tell you, ISIS has little in common with black Muslims--or black Americans. more
By Salim Muwakkil
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Students to Teach for America CEOs: You Are ‘Complicit’ in Attacks on Public Education
Dani Lea, a sophomore at Vanderbilt University, believes that Teach for America (TFA) teachers in her high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, were detrimental to... more
By Ari Paul
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Striking Federal Contractors: Thanks for the Raise, Obama, But We Want $15
For the first time in history, federal contract workers at the U.S. Capitol building walked off the job Thursday, fighting for a $15 minimum wage,... more
By Marina Fang
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Palestine Activist’s Confession Allegedly Obtained By Torture Leads to Immigration Conviction
Rasmea Odeh faces up to 10 years in a U.S. prison and deportation for failing to disclose a criminal history that was allegedly the result of physical and sexual torture. more
By Christa Smith
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Reagan and Gorbachev Didn’t Tear Down the Berlin Wall
Don't be fooled by the mainstream narrative: The 1989 revolutions weren't just byproducts of extraordinary historical circumstances. Change happens when activists seize a moment and escalate. more
By Mark Engler and Paul Engler
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Immigrant Recycling Workers Win Strike, Union Drive in East Bay
SAN LEANDRO, CA—Within days of each other last week, two groups of Northern California recycling workers declared they'd had enough of what... more
By David Bacon
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