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You have a situation in which the U.S. is fighting three unjust wars and wasting trillions of dollars in public funds, all the while draining money from important social services and public and higher education.

Henry Giroux

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Henry Giroux
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 18
Journalist
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