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June 20, 2013

  • Brazilians confront the austerity games

    The protests rocking Brazil are a reaction to warped priorities--billions spent on sports extravaganzas and nothing on the needs of working people.

  • Still indispensible?

    A range of establishment critics worry that America's position as the world's dominant imperial power has been undermined.

  • Storing data, burning carbon

    Not only does the National Security Agency's data-mining violate our rights--it's also a hazard to the environment.

  • A new verb for the 21st century

    When Turkey's prime minister called democracy protesters "plunderers," he added a new verb to the global lexicon.

  • Vote Labour and we'll carry on

    At last, Britain's Labour Party has announced its election strategy: Keep doing everything the current government is doing.

  • Reforma migratoria sin justicia

    La legislación migratoria bipartidista asegura una mayor militarización de la frontera y está llena de abrumadores obstáculos a la legalización.

June 19, 2013

  • Give us your rights and no one gets hurt

    Defenders of the Big Brother surveillance state think we should accept it when our rights have been violated because the world is a safer place for it.

  • Lives left in limbo

    The decision to close nearly 50 Chicago schools is having an especially destructive impact on special needs students.

  • Seattle bans the box

    The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to prevent employers from requiring job seekers to disclose a criminal record.

  • An Intifada against the Palestinian Authority?

    The next Palestinian uprising is likely to "shake off" the Palestinian Authority before it turns its sights toward Israel.

  • Resisting repression in Turkey

    A leader of a Turkish union federation asks for international solidarity with the democracy protests and labor struggles.

  • Showing our support for Gezi

    Some 250 demonstrators gathered at the White House to demand an end to Turkey's brutality against protesters.

June 18, 2013

  • Stripping schools to the bone

    Days after finalizing the closure of 50 schools, Rahm Emanuel and his handpicked board are pushing for deep funding cuts at even more schools.

  • The Free Fare struggle rises up

    The streets of São Paulo became a war zone when riot police attacked a peaceful demonstration protesting transit fare hikes.

  • Beyond the window-dressing at the G8

    The G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland won't talk about it, but the grim effects of their austerity policies aren't hard to see.

  • Native pride is forbidden here

    When a Native American student tried to wear an eagle feather--a symbol of honor--at her graduation, she was fined for it.

  • Impossible to ignore

    Kevin Coval's new book of poems Schtick looks at identity and heritage, oppression and resistance--all with biting wit.

  • They auctioned away my memories

    After paying thousands to a storage facility for 15 years, they sold my most cherished possessions to collect a small debt.

June 17, 2013

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