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Steven Salaita was fired from his position as associate professor in the American Indian Studies program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) apparently over views critical of Israel, especially its current massacre in Gaza.

I spent 24 hours in jail this week. As an American Jew, and as a person of conscience, I am angry and heart-sick at the death and destruction being wrought by Israel against Palestinian civilians and their homes, schools and hospitals.

A look at the book by Daniel Schulman about the dynastic feud between the Koch Brothers and how they do what they do.

The UN should mandate an end to the siege of Gaza as a first step towards a settlement.

Coalition of citizen action groups defeats Walgreen's attempt to dodge U.S taxes by becoming a Swiss company.

Rosetta has arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. One of the most audacious space missions in decades, it is designed to reveal clues to the origins of the solar system, our home planet and life itself.

At intersections of social and economic justice, hundreds gather in Richmond California to build strategy for a 'just transition' away from an economy that is 'crashing planet.'

Among people who have moved long distances, the number of those who cite housing as their primary motivation for doing so has more than doubled since 2007.

According to the US Department of Labor, the affected employees worked at the firm's offices in California, Illinois, Nebraska and New York.

Dr, Dollar addresses a popular myth about minimum wage increases, and explains why inflation isn't as bad as some might think.