Ai Weiwei talking: I was born in 1957. That’s the year my father was purged as a so-called rightist. he’s the same generation, maybe younger … Childhood in a Labor Camp, Art, Activism, Prison & FreedomRead more
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Faces of Pain, Faces of Hope
It was close to midnight, and I was sitting at a small campfire with Sybilla and Josh Medlin in back of an old warehouse in … Faces of Pain, Faces of HopeRead more
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FBI Targets “Black Identity Extremists”
a leaked FBI counterterrorism memo which claims so-called black identity extremists pose a threat to law enforcement. That’s according to Foreign Policy magazine, which obtained … FBI Targets “Black Identity Extremists”Read more
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Ai Weiwei. ArtReview magazine has called him the most powerful artist in the world. He’s also been called the most dangerous man in China. Ai … Good Fences Make Good NeighborsRead more
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Systematic Racialized Voter Suppression
This weekend, hundreds will gather in Raleigh for the North Carolina NAACP State Convention, the last one that will be presided over by Bishop William … Systematic Racialized Voter SuppressionRead more
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They are not refugees, they are citizens
Puerto Rico, three weeks after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria. On Tuesday, President Trump asked Congress for a $4.9 billion loan to help the … They are not refugees, they are citizensRead more
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How Big Corporations Game Our Democracy into Their Plutocracy
A major chapter in American history – rarely taught in our schools – is how ever larger corporations have moved to game, neutralize and undermine … How Big Corporations Game Our Democracy into Their PlutocracyRead more
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Big business in democracy
NYT Athens Democracy Forum Debate
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The elites “have no credibility left”
On Monday, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North interviewed Chris Hedges, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, lecturer and former New York Times correspondent. In … The elites “have no credibility left”Read more
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The Reichstag Fire Next Time
When each day brings more news than we are used to seeing in a week, and the kind of news that only the most catastrophic … The Reichstag Fire Next TimeRead more