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Steven Salaita

Steven Salaita currently holds the Edward W. Said Chair of American Studies at the American University of Beirut.  His most recent book is Uncivil Rites:  Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom.  @stevesalaita

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton (AP/Carlos Osorio/Reuters/Rainier Ehrhardt/Photo montage by Salon)

Vote for Hillary, be a sucker: It’s OK to reject the choice of a tyrannical liberal or a right-wing tyrant

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Bernie Sanders, Benjamin Netanyahu (AP/Charlie Neibergall/Debbie Hill/Photo montage by Salon)

I won’t vote for Bernie Sanders: His feeble position on Israel is a serious progressive problem

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Sarah Palin, Donald Trump (Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com)

Our terrified hyperpatriots: Here’s what Palin, Trump and anti-Muslim extremists fear most

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(AP)

Syed Farooq is an American: Let’s stop the Muslim vs. Christian debate and take a look at ourselves

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Sioux Indians, six of whom were present at the Battle of Little Big Horn, gather in Custer State Park in the Black Hills area of Custer, S.D. on Sept. 2, 1948. (AP)

We must give the land back: America’s brutality toward Native Americans continues today

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(Reuters)

Matt Lauer, pleasant corporate stooge: America’s double standard on politicizing the Olympics

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Peter Beinart

Peter Beinart’s colonial logic: Opponents of Israel boycott make anti-democratic arguments

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Edward Said (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Academics should boycott Israel: Growing movement takes next step

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Washington Redskins fans (Reuters/Jason Reed)

Nothing scarier than a nervous white man: The “Redskins” debate is really about white privilege

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(Reuters/Richard Rowe)

Racist “patriots” want me dead: I dared criticize “the troops”

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(AP/Mark J. Terrill)

No, thanks: Stop saying “support the troops”

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