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Category: Activism
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Kim E. Nielsen discusses labor rights, education, and the state of Wisconsin.
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Rashid Khalidi, author of Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, and Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East, writes about events across the Arab world in the current issue of The Nation. Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of…
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King’s words can show us that killing public employees unions today would be immoral as well as foolish
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If we want schools to stop failing, society needs to address the root causes of the achievement gap.
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How are Twitter and Facebook helping to encourage real-world action in Egypt and elsewhere?
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A team of lawyers including Queer (In)Justice co-author Andrea J. Ritchie are filing a lawsuit in New Orleans challenging a law that targets LGBT people.
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The governor of Illinois holds the power to dismantle the state’s death penalty. Joey L. Mogul explains why it’s important that he do so.
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Excerpts and multimedia for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Beacon Press editor Gayatri Patnaik talks about the latest books in The King Legacy Series.
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The author of Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas looks at the year in Industrial Agriculture.
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