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Barack Obama: No Jack Kennedy
52 years ago, President Kennedy gave a landmark speech, appealing for cooperation instead of confrontation with the Soviet Union.
Slam the Door on Fast Track!
This is the deal that favors CEOs over workers, profits over the environment and corporate power over the rule of law.
More Than 232,000 Call on UNFCCC to Kick Big Polluters Out of Climate Policy
Just months before Paris meeting, the call signals a global rejection of corporate capture of climate policymaking.
Pakistan Executes Aftab Bahadur, Sentenced to Death at 15, Despite Evidence of Innocence
Mr Bahadur was sentenced to death for murder, following a conviction which was based on ‘evidence’ extracted under torture.
Pakistan Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Shafqat Hussain Appeal
A black warrant had been issued for Shafqat Hussain earlier this week and his execution scheduled for 4am Tuesday morning.
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What This World Needs Is Some Really Honest Journalists
I cannot remember another time in recent history we needed journalists to challenge conventional wisdom.
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Changing Captains on the Left
The big question, full of suspense, was: would Gysi, now 67, wish to remain head of the Left caucus u2013 or quit this limelight post?
Why the Customs Bill Is a Legislative Bridge to Nowhere
The razor-thin margins in the House mean that a handful of substantive provisions still up for debate could swing the margin one way or the other.
Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy
The poor don't rate a mention in our public consciousness or political campaigns because we are inconvenient and pathologized.
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How a Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina
What began as isolated ideological attacks is looking more and more like a wholesale gutting of the state's public colleges.