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The Wealthiest Americans Keep Making Money While Inequality Grows
Paul Buchheit examines the factors that have led to lower wages and less job security for most workers in the US.
Myths of Globalization: Noam Chomsky and Ha-Joon Chang in Conversation
US corporate ownership of the globalized economy has exploded, even as US national wealth has declined, Noam Chomsky says.
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US Women Are Disproportionately Burdened by College Debt
The student loan debt crisis is a glaring example of systemic gender inequality in 2017.
Great Lakes Restoration Is Under Threat and Here’s Why It Matters
Degraded by decades of pollution, the North American Great Lakes are finding new life through cleanup efforts now threatened by proposed federal budget cuts.
New Inhumane Record: One Person Displaced Every Three Seconds
Nearly 66 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes last year, the United Nation refugee agency has reported.
Venezuela Is Under Attack for Asserting That Black Lives Matter
Venezuela's audacity in standing up to racism and racist US imperialism has earned it the wrath of US mainstream media.
Former FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality Is a First Amendment Issue
The Trump White House and new FCC chair are rolling back the effort for an internet that's open to all.
If Brazil Allows Terra Legal Changes, Land Grabbers Win and the Amazon Loses
New bill would alter federal program meant to provide peasants with small land plots into a land giveaway for big landowners.
Why the South Still Has Such High HIV Rates
In the southern United States, the numbers of HIV cases have not declined and have even increased in some rural areas.
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Interior Secretary Attempts to Justify Deep Cuts to Native American Education Program
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has received a stream of criticism over how the austerity blueprint hits Indigenous Americans particularly hard.