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Testing Wars: Opt-Out Movement Gains Momentum and Critics
A growing legion of parents, students and educators have joined the high-stakes battle over standardized tests.
Bankers Think They Have an Ethical Duty to Steal From Taxpayers
It doesn't make sense to pay someone to rob you.
Philadelphia Airport Workers Win Major Victory Against Abusive Subcontracting
After over a year of worker strikes, Philadelphia International Airport contracted workers received assurance that they can form a union without retaliation.
Some Republican Senators Continue to Support Torture
Over 20 percent of the Senate voted against continuing a prohibition on tactics like water boarding.
How the Bush Administration Created the Iran “Nuclear Confession” Scam
Demand for an Iranian confession to having worked on nuclear weapons is a political scam, and John Kerry's actions confirm its success.
Will 2016 Be Roger Ailes’ Final Fox News Campaign?
As Murdoch signals his eventual withdrawal from corporate leadership, Ailes is suddenly left without his key ally and faces an uncertain future.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Drug Patents and President Clinton
One of issues raised by the TPP that could have the greatest long-term impact is provisions on drug patents.
Taking Our Sweet Crude Time
World leaders are resolving to stop cooking the planet after they're dead.
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Our Jihadis and Theirs: The Real (Armed) Dangers of US Life
The threat of Islamic terrorism here is also a meal ticket for the national security state.
When “Too Big to Fail” Fails: The Scheme to Seize Depositors’ Money
The American people must recognize that history can and does repeat itself, that the money we thought was our own could be taken in an instant.