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Thinking Dangerously: The Role of Higher Education in Authoritarian Times
Critical thinking and a culture of questioning are our strongest foils against authoritarianism.
Myths of Job-Killing Robots Obscure Real Causes of Inequality
The data is clear: Insofar as people are seeing job opportunities disappear, it is due to factors other than robots.
Waging Love to End Debt’s Stranglehold
We should invest in everyone and defend our civic legacies for future generations.
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Sorry, Meals on Wheels, Our War Machine Is Hungry
We're already wasting over $8 million an hour on endless wars abroad and President Trump wants to spend more.
The Greek Government Is Sabotaging Its People With a Water Privatization Scheme
There is still some hope to rescue the country's public water resources.
Trump Embraces GOP Tax-Cut Orthodoxy
Not even five months into his presidency, Trump has retreated from key populist promises by moving to slash taxes on the rich and throw millions of Americans off health …
Utility CEOs Try to Rob Shareholders of Rights to Express Climate Concerns
The Business Roundtable is attempting to restrict shareholders' rights.
As Climate Change Threatens Food Supplies, Seed Saving Is an Ancient Act of Resilience
In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.
Contending With the Trump Regime’s New Immigration Practices: A Dispatch From the Trenches
“I think part of the Trump administration's strategy is to make people so afraid that they'll leave,” says one law professor.
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Prison Rips Babies From the Arms of Their Mothers: A View From Behind Bars
Children are the “collateral damage” of a system obsessed with punishing rather than supporting mothers.