A year ago, preparing to teach my undergraduate free speech class I found myself questioning free speech fundamentalism. Struck by the unseemly reality of free…
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The Post-Obama America – a look at the future of protest and solutions, police surveillance and bringing power back to the states
Native American reservations cover just 2 percent of the United States, but they may contain about a fifth of the nation’s oil and gas, along…
The world did not end, but it changed when the United States elected a narcissistic billionaire and racist demagogue as its president. As Albert Camus…
Donald Trump’s election to the presidency is a devastating blow to the environmental community, coming at a crucial juncture in the fight against climate change.…
With D-Day just 16 days away, Leid Stories “polls” listeners’ state of mind about the election; if/how they are likely to vote; how media coverage…
As several writers have noted — before and after the furor surrounding quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner” — the national anthem is racist.…
In years past, especially after the end of World War II, America had a stellar image in the world. Nations and their people looked up…
Imagine for a moment a genuine absurdity: somewhere in the United States, the highly profitable operations of a set of corporations were based on the…
The GuardBot - a rolling, rubber sphere with surveillance cameras attached like small, domed ears - was first meant to explore Mars. Now, it's showing…
The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations holds its national conference in Philadelphia, this weekend, under the theme, “Black Power Matters:…
Why is it that whatever the West touches rots to the flesh within seconds? Why is it that the West always manages to choose the…