Dave Zirin talking: it’s stunning to be in Louisville. And Louisville is, in so many respects, a microcosm of the Muhammad Ali story globally, because … He Wasn’t Against Just War, But EmpireRead more
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Prisoners Across US Band Together To End Slavery For Good
Siddique Hasan, a self-described revolutionary from Savannah, Georgia, has been waiting for a moment like this one, when prisoners across the country band together and … Prisoners Across US Band Together To End Slavery For GoodRead more
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The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali
The reverberations. Not the rumbles, the reverberations. The death of Muhammad Ali will undoubtedly move people’s minds to his epic boxing matches against Joe Frazier … The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad AliRead more
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Journalists Face Abduction and Murder in South Sudan
Hakim was home alone with his two dogs, relaxing one night in March, when his cellphone rang. The man on the other end of the … Journalists Face Abduction and Murder in South SudanRead more
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The imagination of national security
The show Homeland began its third season with record-breaking ratings. The show’s creators Alex Ganza and Howard Gordon, who previously collaborated on the wildly popular … The imagination of national securityRead more
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NSA Targets World Leaders for US Geopolitical Interests
WikiLeaks publishes highly classified documents showing that the US National Security Agency bugged a private climate change strategy meeting; between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon … NSA Targets World Leaders for US Geopolitical InterestsRead more
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Hillary Clinton’s State Department Gave South Sudan’s Military a Pass for Its Child Soldiers
I met a few of them in the town of Pibor last year. These battle-tested veterans had just completed two or three years of military … Hillary Clinton’s State Department Gave South Sudan’s Military a Pass for Its Child SoldiersRead more
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Climate Hero & Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Gets U.K. Asylum
the former president of the tiny Indian Ocean state of the Maldives has been granted political refugee status. Mohamed Nasheed was the Maldives’ first democratically … Climate Hero & Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Gets U.K. AsylumRead more
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One Man’s War
Memorial Day is over. You had your barbeque. Now, you can stop thinking about America’s wars and the casualties from them for another year. As … One Man’s WarRead more
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Should George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Others Be Jailed?
“The cold was terrible but the screams were worse,” Sara Mendez told the BBC. “The screams of those who were being tortured were the first … Should George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Others Be Jailed?Read more