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When do women have the right to kill in self defense?

When do women have the right to kill in self defense?

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Opinion | Who Gets to Kill in Self-Defense?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/04/opinion/women-kill-self-defense.html

Self-defense laws were written for men. This is how they fail women who fight back.

Opinion | Who Gets to Kill in Self-Defense?
"Zionism Über Alles" - Dissent Magazine

"Zionism Über Alles" - Dissent Magazine

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"Zionism Über Alles" - Dissent Magazine

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/zionism-uber-alles/

The German political establishment has abandoned the belief that the Holocaust gave it a responsibility to humanity and replaced it with a responsibility to Israel alone.

"Zionism Über Alles" - Dissent Magazine
The Intractable Puzzle of Growth

The Intractable Puzzle of Growth

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The Intractable Puzzle of Growth

https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/growth-degrowth-kohei-saito-susskind/

For more than a century, the key measure of a healthy economy has been its capacity to grow and yet if production and consumption continues to expand at their current rate we might risk the very health of the planet.

The Intractable Puzzle of Growth
We're So Glad It's You

We're So Glad It's You

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We're So Glad It's You

https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/blogs/news/were-so-glad-its-you

Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, stands in Hebron and watches as soldiers beat his source. In front of him is the Palestinian peace activist Issa Amro, thrown to the ground by Israeli soldiers, who then punch and kick him for having asked to speak to their commanding officer. Wright is there as a

You Get What You Give: Why the New Radicals Broke Up

You Get What You Give: Why the New Radicals Broke Up

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You Get What You Give: Why the New Radicals Broke Up

https://tedium.co/2024/08/25/new-radicals-gregg-alexander-history/

Pondering “You Get What You Give,” the one-hit wonder recorded by a guy smart enough to realize that it would be a one-hit wonder. It’s a survival story.

The Myth of the Central Park Five

The Myth of the Central Park Five

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The Myth of the Central Park Five

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-myth-of-the-central-park-five

The West Memphis Three, the Norfolk Four, and yes, the Central Park Five: All were gruesome and horrible crimes, but did all involve false confessions?

The Myth of the Central Park Five
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia

Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia

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Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia

https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent

Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3’s journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election. One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”

Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
The case against summer

The case against summer

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The case against summer

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/358195/the-case-against-summer

Summer is too hot, too boring, and too long

The case against summer
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel

As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel

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As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/israel-gaza-historian-omer-bartov

The long read: This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views to a shocking degree

As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
The Betrayal of American Border Policy

The Betrayal of American Border Policy

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The Betrayal of American Border Policy

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-betrayal-of-american-border-policy

A young Jesuit priest arrived in Texas hoping to cultivate hospitality toward migrants. During the past four years, he’s watched that possibility slip away.

The Betrayal of American Border Policy