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April 13, 2019

Imperialism After Empire

Stuart Schrader Boston Review

A new book reveals the extent of the "Greater United States," but territory is not as important as it used to be. Instead, imperialism endures today in the logic of capitalism.

April 13, 2019

Where Homeownership Starts at $1 per Square Foot

Carla Bell Yes! Magazine

A tiny house program in Detroit helps people avoid homelessness, and get a head start on building equity.

April 12, 2019

Mexican American Disambiguation

José Olivarez Hyperallergic

The son of Mexican immigrants, the poet José Olivarez explores the ambiguities (and realities) that determine who labels whom in the discourse of ethnic identity.

April 12, 2019

Racists in Congress Fought Statehood for Hawaii, But Lost That Battle 60 Years Ago

Sarah Miller Davenport The Conversation

How do we account for the dramatic shift in Hawaii’s fortunes, from racist exclusion to full legal inclusion in the nation? The answer lies in the intersection of global decolonization, the Cold War and the end of legal segregation in the U.S.

April 12, 2019

Julian Assange Will Be Punished for Embarrassing the DC Establishment

Jonathan Turley USA Today

The key to the prosecution of Assange has always been to punish him without again embarrassing the powerful figures he made mockeries of

April 12, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Has a Novel Idea: Tax Corporations on the Profits They Claim Publicly

Aída Chávez The In

The proposal, called the “Real Corporate Profits Tax,” would only apply to companies that report more than $100 million in worldwide profits, and every dollar above $100 million would be taxed at 7 percent

Socialism of the Rich, Capitalism for the Rest

April 12, 2019

Robert Reich explain how the wealthy and corporations receive billions in corporate welfare

Why This Black Hole Photo Is Such a Big Deal

April 12, 2019

What it took to collect these 54-million-year-old photons from a supermassive black hole

Ari Melber Blasts Trump DOJ Charges vs Assange

April 12, 2019

Melber demonstrates how the indictment could be viewed as an aggressive and potentially chilling document for journalists in the U.S. and abroad

Gaza | Sundance World Premiere Trailer

April 12, 2019

Gaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict