Syria Retold
Bashar al-Assad wanted to remove the moderates so he could say, “See? It’s only me or the extremists.” But there are still moderate Syrians, many of them. If their numbers are fewer, we need to ask ourselves why. Where did they go?
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For a Truly Radical Anti-Racism
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Mass Incarceration and the Contested Legacy of Civil Rights
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Arrogance 101
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