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Police Brutality Victim Becomes Cop—Then Politician Bent on Police Reform Terrell Jermaine Starr, AlterNet New York pol Eric Adams calls it like he sees it, sometimes angering both cops and activists. He'd also like to be mayor. READ MORE» 7 Fascist Regimes Enthusiastically Supported by America Alex Henderson, AlterNet The U.S. treated Cuba as an enemy while backing deeply oppressive Latin American regimes. READ MORE» 5 Facts That Show Half of America Is Seriously Struggling Paul Buchheit, AlterNet The media celebrates "economic growth," while new data shows most Americans are barely surviving. READ MORE»

New Marriage Between Your Post Office and Amazon—Sunday and Grocery Delivery—Makes Life Hell for Workers By Paul Barbot, AlterNet I'm a member of the USPS “underclass” that was created to help pave the way so deals such as Amazon Sunday delivery could be reached. READ MORE» The Shockingly Low Wages We Pay People Who Look After the Elderly By Karen Weese, AlterNet Many home health aides love their job, but can't make ends meet. READ MORE» Think Islamists Are the Only Religious Terrorists? Meet Some Famous Killers for Christ By David Ferguson, Raw Story The next time someone tries to tell you that Islam produces the only violent religious extremists of the world, show them these examples.READ MORE» In Defense of Divorce By Sean McElwee, Salon.com Pols on both sides of the aisle obsess over the importance of "family structure." Here's why they miss the point. READ MORE» Everything We Know About the Drug War and Addiction Is Wrong, Says Author By Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! Johann Hari talks about some of his findings for his latest book about the war on drugs. READ MORE» Burying Vietnam, Launching Perpetual War By Christian Appy, TomDispatch How thanking the veteran meant ignoring what happened. READ MORE» Why Chipotle Has Seriously Shaken Up the Fast Food Industry By Margot Ford McMillen, Progressive Populist The fast food chain recently made a move regarding the sourcing of sustainably-raised pork. READ MORE»