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No Need to Build Donald Trump’s Wall — It’s Already Built
Should Trump actually win, how could he build something that already exists?
Bob Kerrey’s Unit Slaughtered Civilians in Vietnam; Why Was He Appointed to Chair Fulbright University?
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, whose SEAL unit murdered innocent women and children in Thanh Phong, has a new job in Vietnam.
Today’s Economic Hard Times Are the Culmination of a Long Series of Crises
The financial industry has become so powerful, post-collapse government spending has mostly gone to bail out financiers rather than for investment.
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US War Crimes or “Normalized Deviance“
The US foreign policy establishment and its mainstream media operate with a pervasive set of hypocritical standards that justify war crimes.
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As the Private Immigrant Detention Business Persists, Families Fight Back
Privately run ICE detention centers make millions off the broken US immigration system and backwards policies.
Hillary Clinton’s Not-So-New, Not-So-Worker-Friendly Economic Plan
Hillary Clinton unveiled her “new” economic plan to much fanfare — but it looks an awful lot like someone else's old program.
As the UN Finally Admits Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Here Is How Victims Must Be Compensated
The UN has finally accepted some responsibility that it played a part in a cholera epidemic that broke out in Haiti in 2010.
Big Pharma Increased Price of Life-Saving EpiPen by Over 450 Percent
Americans are being forced to pay hundreds of dollars for a common life-saving product that has been on the market since 1977.
Making Rights Work: A Review of “The Human Rights Enterprise”
This review looks at the real, on the ground ways that claims to human rights actually function to challenge power.
The TPP and the Dire Threat to Affordable Drug Prices
Drug prices in the US are already approaching a crisis point for many patients unable to afford their prices, often despite being insured.