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‘If the Detainee Dies, You’re Doing it Wrong

When former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved the use of harsh techniques, he did so over the objections of senior military attorneys from all branches of the armed services

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ICE Cold to Kids

At 10 a.m. on May 12, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents descended on a meat processing plant… more

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Hanging Hate

Backlash against the Jena Six case sparks an epidemic of public nooses

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Jena and the Post-Civil Rights Fallacy

Around the country, black males face a criminal justice system that incarcerates them more than eight times the rate of whites

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A Mother’s March For Justice

Jena Six mother Tina Jones talks about clearing the reputation of her son Bryant Purvis

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America’s Child Soldier Problem

Congratulations: You have lived long enough to cringe at the bad decisions you were seduced, dared, bullied, inspired… more

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Gone, But Not Forgotten

Why Bolivians want the United States to extradite their exiled ex-president

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Preaching Revolution

A new evangelical movement offers lessons for the left

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White Progressives Don’t Get It

Rinku Sen argues that progressives who write policy without racial justice goals fail because they can risk deepening inequalities while only superficially being universal.

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Witnessing Extraordinary Rendition

Nonprofit organization Witness uses video like the new film Outlawed, to document human rights abuses worldwide.

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Farrakhan Steps Back

Farrakhan's failing health causes the Nation of Islam to look to the future.

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Oaxaca in Crisis

Just as the teacher's strike in Oaxaca appeared ready to end, paramilitary violence breaks out.

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How A Few Harm All

Police abuse may arise from just a few "bad apples," but if left unpunished, it rots the entire instititution.

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Teacher Rebellion in Oaxaca

Thousands of teachers go on strike in Oaxaca.

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Bigger Salaries for Big Box Workers?

Will Chicago Pass a Big Box Ordinance to raise worker wages?

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The New Funding Heresies

What everyone knows (but no one will say) about funding the left

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Anarchist Cheerleader Elected

Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings refocuses her radicalism after surprise win

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A Sit-Down with Studs

I'm not a big believer in the cult of personality. Neither was Jim Weinstein, the founding editor and… more

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The Subject Supposed to Loot and Rape

Reality and fantasy in New Orleans

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The Secret History

In the Spring 2004 issue of Dissent, Georgetown historian Michael Kazin savaged Howard Zinn's seminal work, A People's… more

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Project Kesher: Creating Connections

Since the murder of more than 300 people in a Beslan school seized by Chechen militants in September,… more

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People vs. Empire

Only global resistance from below can counter repressive states

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How can we fight for working families?

The overall fight is clear: We must rein in corporate power and fight for working families’ core issues—good… more

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How can women fight back?

Unless something changes, we can expect Bush to pack the Supreme Court with justices who threaten every right… more

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A Unified Front

Three days after the reelection of President George W. Bush further marginalized the African-American community, two of black… more

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The Ballots at the Back of the Bus

Most voters in Ohio chose Kerry; here’s how the votes vanished.

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High Times

A Navajo town deals with the ravages of the latest addictive drug, crystal meth.

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Making Every Vote Count

This year’s presidential election has spurred massive registration drives. States are hiring extra help to process applications and… more

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Despite the claims of some leftists, there’s a dire difference between Bush and Kerry for African-Americans.

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Reality Check

From ending the Equal Pay Initiative to championing the Partial Birth Abortion Act, Bush’s record speaks for itself.

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Wedge Issues

Declaring open season on anti-bias laws. In July 2001, the Bush administration announced a plan to undermine municipal… more

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Class Warfare

Rewarding the richest. Before the latest round of tax cuts skewed to the rich, Bush cut the corporate… more

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Presidential Cockfight

It’s such a bizarre and weird time in the world. This presidential race has become the biggest dick… more

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The Home Front

On September 17, it came to pass in New Jersey that party faithful applauding a chipper talk about… more

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Pretty Effective in Pink

Organizers from Code Pink: Women for Peace were vibrantly visible during counter-convention activities in New York. Members handed… more

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Protest Protector

Located three blocks from Madison Square Garden, the New York Civil Liberties Union Protecting Protest Storefront Space is… more

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Prison in the Cards

Many black men face a rough new rite of passage

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The Ex Factor

Prison-reform groups work to educate former felons on their voting rights

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A School Behind Bars

“There are a lot of teachable moments,” says Mary O’Mara, director of Five Keys Charter School in San… more

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Freedom Reborn

Youth activists learn techniques for anti-racism, voter registration

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