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Rhythm, Water, and Global Blackness Rhythm, Water, and Global Blackness
Whether it is in New Orleans, Gaza, Basra, Massawa, or Mogadishu, often where there are ports, there are battles for control over identity.
Mar 2, 2016 / Kristina Kay Robinson
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It’s Time to Kick Israel Out of Soccer It’s Time to Kick Israel Out of Soccer
As we said for South Africa, “No normal sport in an abnormal society.” The idea has already rattled Israeli diplomats.
Mar 1, 2016 / Sean Jacobs and Aubrey Bloomfield
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One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets
Meet Swoon.
Feb 25, 2016 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
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A new bill would create an official list of people who support the campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel for its abuse of Palestinian human rights.
Feb 10, 2016 / Rahul Saksena
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How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives
Why we need a grown-up conversation about taxes.
Feb 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti
American politicians’ rhetoric on Haiti remains woefully disconnected from reality.
Jan 26, 2016 / Greg Grandin
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A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement
“Brazil is now a machine that creates homelessness.”
Jan 5, 2016 / Andy Robinson
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Japan Is Scrapping Its Pacifist Constitution, Despite Massive Public Opposition Japan Is Scrapping Its Pacifist Constitution, Despite Massive Public Opposition
The US is pushing Japan to arm for war, but hundreds of thousands of students and mothers are lining the streets for peace.
Dec 16, 2015 / Lisa Torio
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For These Refugees, Trump’s Threats Are Already a Reality For These Refugees, Trump’s Threats Are Already a Reality
For one group of Bangladeshi asylum seekers, the threat of “banning Muslims” is far from hypothetical.
Dec 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
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How Climate Change Will Transform Work How Climate Change Will Transform Work
Workers in the Global South need more than wind turbines and high-brow organic farms—they need livelihoods that can mitigate ecological crisis.
Dec 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen