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Seymour Hersh’s Bin Laden Story Challenged the Power Structure—So Media Disregarded It
The veteran reporter's bombshell investigation into the killing of Osama bin Laden sparked a controversy in journalistic decency.
Jim Naureckas
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How Austerity Killed the Humanities
Not long ago, the Right fought viciously over the teaching of the humanities in American universities. Now conservatives are trying to eliminate them altogether.
Andrew Hartman
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Actually, Mad Max: Fury Road Isn’t That Feminist; And It Isn’t That Good, Either
Turns out the MRAs aren't the best judges of feminism.
Eileen Jones
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Oxford University to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Oxford climate activists are the latest to notch a victory against fossil fuel companies.
Lauren Gaynor
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Why the U.S. Spent Billions on an Army that Conscripted Child Soldiers
Was that in the "national interest of the United States?"
Nick Turse
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The End of Mad Men and the Rise of Women
None of the women of Mad Men end up where they wanted to be. But they struggled, and they did rise.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Why Legal Weed Is the Future
Despite a confusing legal landscape, the marijuana economy keeps growing.
David Sirota
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Why Radicals Like Bernie Sanders Should Run As Democrats, Not Independents
The Left should take a page from the Tea Party's playbook and take power from within the Democratic Party.
Jacob Swenson-Lengyel
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As Podemos Rises in Spain, Will Feminism Rise With It?
The rising leftist party is attempting to grapple with the country's mixed legacy on gender equality.
Bécquer Seguín
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‘It’s Not for Us to Live In’: New Yorkers Speak Out About Gentrification
An oral history challenges preconceived notions of gentrification as something one can be 'for' or 'against.'
Richard Kreitner
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5 Million Immigrants, Promised Safety From Deportation, Are Still Waiting
Three months after Obama's executive action was supposed to take effect, it's held up in court, leaving millions in legal limbo.
Saadia Malik
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How the U.S. ‘Solved’ the Central American Migrant Crisis
By getting Mexico to do its dirty work—and making tens of thousands of migrants more vulnerable to rape, kidnapping, extortion and murder.
Joseph Sorrentino
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Why White Americans Don’t Believe in ‘Personal Accountability’ For Police
Do the nation’s police suffer from the ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’?
James Thindwa
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Chris Christie Is Facing Yet Another Investigation
At issue is whether Christie's officials have lined Wall Street's pockets with the retirement savings of teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public sector workers.
David Sirota
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No Easy Outs: The Revolutionary Reformism of Ralph Miliband
A new collection of essays by the seminal Marxist thinker highlights his simultaneously hopeful and clear-eyed vision, fiercely principled but always tethered to reality.
Shawn Gude
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From Ferguson to Baltimore, a 5-Step Guide to the Police Repression of Protest
Recent protests have showcased American military might on domestic soil.
Michael Gould-Wartofsky
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In Defense of Hillary Clinton, Democrats Embrace ‘Citizens United’
Why are prominent Democrats suddenly championing the court ruling?
David Sirota
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Why Did Ferguson and Baltimore Erupt? Look to the Government-Backed History of Housing Segregation
The recent African-American uprisings aren't just about police brutality.
Richard Rothstein
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In Baltimore and Across the Country, Black Faces in High Places Haven’t Helped Average Black People
Electing African-American political leaders has done little to alleviate the suffering of Black America.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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Why Black People Running From the Police Makes Perfect Sense
Sociologist Alice Goffman explains why the decision of so many young black men like Freddie Gray to run from the police is completely rational.
Neeraja Viswanathan, AlterNet
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The Two Faces of Evo
The Bolivian president gives to the poor but takes from the environment
Linda Farthing
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Cities and States Across the Country Are Paying Massive Secret Fees to Wall Street
Massive payouts to Wall Street are happening at the very moment politicians are demanding big cuts to retirees' pension benefits.
David Sirota
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Dozens of Energy Regulators Applied for Industry Jobs in 2014
Documents obtained by Greenwire show that FERC employees are actively and frequently seeking employment with the companies they regulate.
Justin Mikulka
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The 99% Isn’t Enough
We can't fight the rich without fighting our own privileges.
Nyki Salinas-Duda
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