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Can A Song Change The Meaning Of Jihad?

DJ Squeak E. Clean and KRS-One have teamed up for a ballsy video to show the world that ‘jihad’ can mean love. Look out, Pam Geller!

Dean Obeidallah | The Daily Beast
بواسطة Dean Obeidallah | The Daily Beast

Sam Spiegel, also known as DJ Squeak E. Clean, might just be facing his greatest challenge ever. Sure, he has been able to coax such big names as Kanye West, David Byrne, Chuck D, and Tom Waits, to name just a few, into taking part in his projects.  He has also collaborated with a litany of musical acts from Maroon 5 to Iggy Pop and worked with his

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Ferguson To Withdraw Thousands Of Arrest Warrants

Scrutiny placed on Ferguson’s courts and law enforcement agencies revealed endemic racism coursing throughout the criminal justice system.

Deirdre Fulton
بواسطة Deirdre Fulton
St. Louis County Police arrest people along West Florissant Avenue, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots.

A municipal court judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday announced sweeping changes to the city's court system, including an order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued in the city before December 31, 2014. The announcement came ahead of a major new municipal reform law taking effect this week—Senate Bill 5, which will put a cap on court

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How One Film Gave Voice To Three Whistleblowers The US Government Tried To Silence

“Silenced,” a film directed by James Spione has tapped into a zeitgeist moment, when people all over the world are deeply concerned about powers their government has claimed to protect security which infringe upon civil liberties, press freedom, and openness in government.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
World premiere of "Silenced" at Tribeca Film Festival / via James Spione

This article was published in partnership with Shadowproof. “A person never feels as alone as when the weight of the entire U.S. government is coming down on your head, when Espionage Act charges are being filed against you despite the fact you haven’t committed espionage, and when your personal, financial, and social life are ruined,” John

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Coca-Cola To Stop Funding Fake Health Studies, No Word On Union Killings

CEO Muhtar Kent admitted that Coca-Cola funded scientific studies that attempted to shift blame for the growing obesity crisis off diet and onto exercise.

Dan Wright
بواسطة Dan Wright
File: A paper cup branded with the Coca-Cola logo sits on a ledge. (Flickr / Leo Hidalgo)

This article was published in partnership with Shadowproof. On August 19th, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent wherein Kent admitted that Coca-Cola funded scientific studies that attempted to shift blame for the growing obesity crisis off diet and onto exercise. Kent said the scheme to fund questionable

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Podcast: Growing Anti-Muslim Racism & Hysteria In The United States

”Part of it, it’s comedic to see how comedic and small-minded these people are. It’s the same thing as frying bacon on the edge of an AR-15. These people are just in their own little cocoon”.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
May 31 rally in Phoenix outside city's Islamic Center / Screen shot via video by Dennis Gilman

This article was published in partnership with Shadowproof. The United States has experienced a spike in anti-Muslim racism and threatened violence against American Muslims in the past months. Much of the escalation has taken place in the aftermath of a shooting in Garland, Texas, at a Prophet Muhammad drawing contest. In Phoenix, Arizona, a

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Almost One-Third Of Children Live In Poverty In ‘The Richest Nation In The World’

Even the standard measurement of poverty, the “poverty line,” fails to accurately reflect the struggles of modern Americans to make ends meet.

Kit O'Connell
بواسطة Kit O'Connell
A women sits with her son for dinner in their new sparsely furnished apartment, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in New York. After leaving her husband who beat her for years, she and her little boy spent the next three years homeless because she couldn’t afford New York City rents. About one third of American children are now living in poverty. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

AUSTIN, Texas --- The financial collapse of 2008 and the absence of true economic recovery in the years since has left millions more children in poverty than before the recession. About 22 percent of American children live in poverty, and even that figure may not fully account for all those who are struggling. According to the annual Kids Count

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