The FBI has added the former Black Panther Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists list 40 years after the killing for which she was … Assata Shakur Added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists ListRead more
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Gut-Wrenching Testimony from Dr. Blasey Ford
The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with plans to vote on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh today as a Supreme Court justice. This … Gut-Wrenching Testimony from Dr. Blasey FordRead more
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The ‘Anti-Catholic’ Playbook
Confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, began yesterday with a sustained uproar from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who … The ‘Anti-Catholic’ PlaybookRead more
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History of U.S. For-Profit Prisons from Slavery to Today
A 3-week nationwide prison strike from coast to coast just ended this month, after prisoners participated in hunger strikes and called for the abolition of … History of U.S. For-Profit Prisons from Slavery to TodayRead more
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Nestlé has been taking more water
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Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt Trial
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has been directly accused in Guatemalan court of ordering executions during Guatemalas decades-long campaign against Maya indigenous people, which resulted … Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt TrialRead more
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Right-Wing Network Spent Millions to color the judges
Sarah Posner talking: for several cycles of Supreme Court nominations, conservatives have sought to portray Democrats’ questions about Supreme Court nominees’ views on issues like … Right-Wing Network Spent Millions to color the judgesRead more
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Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate Trading
The New York Times has revealed lobbyists from Citigroup essentially wrote a recent bill approved by the House Financial Services Committee that would exempt broad … Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate TradingRead more
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American Anomie
The French sociologist Emile Durkheim in his classic book “On Suicide” examined the disintegration of social bonds that drive individuals and societies to personal and … American AnomieRead more