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The Rise of Privatized Policing: How Crisis Capitalism Created Crisis Cops
With more private security guards than public police officers, what are the consequences for accountability?
House Gives $334 Billion Tax Break to 25 Richest Americans
Rather than repealing the estate tax, we should strengthen it.
The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts
Bolivian protesters and global activists exposed the dark side of global trade pacts.
Iraq’s Female Citizens: Prisoners of War
Iraqi woman human rights defender Yanar Mohammed spoke about grassroots responses to the atrocities women are facing under ISIS.
Western PR Firms Benefited From Sri Lanka’s Overseas Propaganda Campaign
Sri Lankan taxpayers spent $1.3 million on politically connected Washington firms.
The US Has Nearly 600 Coal Waste Sites: Why They’ve Got West Virginians Worried
Residents fear that coal-contaminated water is seeping into their wells. But a lack of evidence is stalling action.
The Kingpin Strategy: Assassination as US Policy and How It Failed, From 1990-2015
Andrew Cockburn takes us back to the drug wars of the 1990s, opening a window on just why the drone is the modern age's blowback weapon.
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Challenging American Exceptionalism
Marjorie Cohn: There had been little public concern in this country about drone strikes that killed people in other countries. But when it was revealed that US citizens could …
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Michael Eric Dyson: Crab in a Barrel
Dyson has demonstrated his loyalty to power.
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The Paradox of Thrift
When governments introduce austerity measures, they are trying to reduce their net borrowing - in effect, they are raising their savings rate.