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Is What’s Good for Facebook Not So Good for Democracy?
Why the social media honeymoon may be over for some activists.
Fed’s Focus on “Too-Big-to-Fail” Won’t Save Taxpayers From the Next Bank Bailout
Are policy makers right to focus on size in determining whether a bank poses a major risk to the financial system and taxpayers?
When Soldiers Come Home, Who Tends to Their Moral Injuries?
Listening can help ease the transition home for veterans and ultimately heal us as a nation.
Guantánamo and the 2016 Election
The prospect of closing Guantanamo looks bleaker now than it did when Obama became president in 2009.
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FBI Greenlights Crackdown on Black Lives Matter Protesters
The FBI is using the actions of a lone gunman to attack the Black Lives Matter movement.
Federal Election Commission Fines Koch Groups for Illegal Dark Money
Federal Election Commission will fine three dark money groups a total of $233,000.
Eleven Troubling Facts About Trump’s VP, Mike Pence
Choosing Pence is pretty much Trump's way of doubling down on the intolerance and far-right ideology that has characterized his campaign thus far.
In Finance, Even Business as Usual Comes at Too High a Price
The evidence of overcharging is all around us.
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The Terror Suspect Who Had Nothing to Give
Abu Zubaydah's sworn statement provides a chilling, first-person account of how US officials tortured a man they wrongly believed was a top al-Qaida operative.
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Billionaires Bought Brexit — They Are Controlling Our Venal Political System
Is this a democracy or is it a plutocracy?