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Bus Drivers Shouldn’t Pay More Taxes Than Millionaires
Today, the carried interest loophole is just another carve-out for banksters.
Playing With Fire in Eastern Europe
US officials recognize that they are playing with fire in Eastern Europe — and US actions in the area have raised tensions.
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Pregnancy-Related Death Rates Spike in Texas
Two new reports show maternal deaths and severe complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning.
ITT Tech Shuts Enrollment After For-Profit College Disqualified From Federal Aid
A troubled for-profit college has stopped accepting new applicants, after a Department of Education ruling.
How Racism Has Shaped Welfare Policy in the US Since 1935
US welfare policies have, from their very inception, been discriminatory.
Burkini Bans, New Atheism and State Worship: Noam Chomsky on Religion in Politics
Leading public intellectual and linguist Noam Chomsky shares his views about religion and its link to politics.
How France Sets the Rules for Discussions About Racism, Terrorism and Islam
Discussions around race and Islam have been preemptively funneled into “acceptable” channels by the French state.
No Other Way Than to Struggle: The Farmworker-Led Boycott of Driscoll’s Berries
When the farmworkers demanded a collective bargaining agreement, the supervisors sent in the police.
Why the TPP and TTIP Trade Deals May Now Be Dead in the Water
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday that “negotiations with the United States have de facto failed, even though nobody is really admitting it.”
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Cables Reveal US Government’s Role in Herakles Farms Land Grab in Cameroon
Cables reveal that US government officials pushed Cameroon to approve a deeply controversial oil palm development.