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Certiorari Denied: Remembering the Roberts Court’s Abandonment of Torture Victims
The Court in recent years has sent an appalling message of indifference and impunity.
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Southern Cooperatives Work for Food Sovereignty
A group of organizers turned the awards industry upside down when they looked at the food prize system from a new angle.
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Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl and the Psychology of War
After leaving his US Army unit in Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl was captured, imprisoned in brutal conditions for five years.
How Much of Big Pharma’s Massive Profits Are Used to Influence Politicians?
Recent proposals by presidential candidates to regulate drug prices may be long shots due to Big Pharma's lobbying.
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Activists Decry 39 Years of Class-Based Discrimination in Abortion Access
Activists are calling for access to abortion care regardless of income, and pushing to end coverage bans.
Syriza’s Dead End: Greece’s Debt and the Elections
Syriza and its supporters committed to an electoral path of change. When that path failed, Greeks were already demobilized.
Noam Chomsky on the Potential for Ordinary People to Make Radical Change
“A real political alternative would be across the board, not just a figure in the White House.”
A Spoiled Deal: How a Dispute Over Dairy Helped Sidetrack the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A deal-breaker for negotiaters during Hawaii talks on the TPP seems to have been dairy products.
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New Data Reveals Stark Gaps in Graduation Rates Between Poor and Wealthy Students
The public can see the graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.
Will Mitch McConnell Be Resigning Next?
Politicos see John Boehner's resignation as a means of saving face, politically. Is Mitch McConnell next on the chopping block?