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A Koch Hold on the Tribune and LA Times? »

By Craig Aaron, April 26, 2013

Tell the Trib you’ll cancel your subscription if the Koch deal goes forward.read more

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Memories of a Duvalier Massacre, 50 Years Later »

By Edwidge Danticat, April 25, 2013

In Haiti, there will be solemn commemorations of a day of slaughter: April 26, 1963.read more

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Anti-Islam America »

By Joseph Mayton, April 24, 2013

Bias crimes and bigoted attitudes are on the rise after the coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings.read more

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The Barbaric Lust to Execute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 23, 2013

Vengeance should not be part of our penal system.read more

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A View from Prison on Our Misguided Policies »

By Brian Terrell, April 23, 2013

U.S. penal and foreign policies only make matters worse, while corporations profit.read more

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Richie Havens’s Daughter Says Goodbye »

By Rachel Marco-Havens, April 23, 2013

Let us take this opportunity to continue his work spreading Love and Peace, through Music and Art.read more

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"The Color Purple" Continues to Inspire »

By Emily Bernard, April 23, 2013

This month marks the 30th anniversary of Alice Walker’s winning of the Pulitzer Prize for “The Color Purple,” the first for a novel by a black woman.read more

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‘Drug war insurgent’ flees U.S. claiming death threats »

By Stephen C. Webster, April 22, 2013

What ever happened to the creator of ‘KopBusters’? He speaks out from political refuge in Brazil.read more

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This Earth Day, let’s be on Mother Earth’s side »

By Winona LaDuke, April 22, 2013

This Earth Day, let’s quit being extremists.read more

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At Long Last—The Truth About U.S. Torture »

By Alfred W. McCoy, April 21, 2013

Look how far we have slid down the slippery slope of human rights abuse.read more

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Five Questions in Wake of Boston Bombings »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 20, 2013

Did the Tsarnaev brothers give the FBI and law enforcement a way to test out plans for martial law?read more

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Tsarnaev Brothers and Propaganda of the Deed »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 20, 2013

The deed is evil; the propaganda horrible.read more

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Judge Skeptical of Restrictions on Free Speech in Wis. Capitol »

By Rebecca Kemble, April 19, 2013

The judge was not impressed with the state’s twisted arguments, which sounded as if they came from Alice in Wonderland.read more

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Surreal Scene in Boston  »

By Ruth Conniff, April 19, 2013

Our first thoughts this morning are with our friends and colleagues in Boston.read more

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Boston bombings bring out prejudice in many »

By Amitabh Pal, April 18, 2013

In a time of tragedy and terror, politicians and media figures need to be especially careful with their words.read more

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