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Warren Report Criticizes Obama Administration’s Failure to Prosecute Corporate Crimes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's report reads like a subtle endorsement of Bernie Sanders' critique of Wall Street crimes.
Exxon’s Never-Ending Big Dig: Flooding the Earth With Fossil Fuels
Why on God's-not-so-green-Earth-anymore would anyone want to be Exxon's business partner?
The Elite of the Deep State Pull the Strings of the Marionette Theater in Washington
The “Deep State” is system composed of high-level elements within the intelligence services, military, security, judiciary and organized crime.
Friedrichs Reprieve, but We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Now the court looks deadlocked, Friedrichs will be reargued after a ninth justice is confirmed.
Why Iowa and New Hampshire Should No Longer Start the US Election Process
It's time for states that reflect the country's changing demographics to kick off the campaign season.
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The Case for Ethnic Studies in All Schools
When curriculum remains overwhelmingly Eurocentric, many young people of color disengage from their academic experience.
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No, Israel Should Not Flatten Beirut
A debate over whether Israel should commit war crimes and wipe out a city of at least 1 million people is somehow acceptable.
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Scalia’s Ghost Can’t Save Oil, Gas and Coal
The Clean Power Plan probably got a reprieve when the arch-conservative jurist died.
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Black Struggle Is Not a Sound Bite: Why I Refused to Meet With President Obama
As a radical, Black organizer, I do not feel that a handshake with the president is the best way for me to honor Black lives.
Have the Democratic Superdelegates Been Compromised?
It's not the role of superdelegates to override the will of the people.