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Economist Leonidas Vatikiotis: Syriza’s Proposals Don’t Go Far Enough for Greece
Vatikiotis discusses the upcoming Greek elections, and the need, in his view, for Greece to depart from the eurozone.
Interim Settlement Reached in Lac Megantic Oil Train Disaster, but Culprits Say “It Wasn’t Us“
The initial compensation agreement for some victims of the 2013 disaster comes amid continued support for oil trains in Canada.
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In SOTU, President Punts on Income Inequality
For now, don't really expect further taxes on the wealthy that could help those at the bottom.
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Deflated Balls for Some, Miniature American Flags for Others!
If you really want to disturb the moral compass of the NFL leadership hierarchy, deflate their balls.
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Greece’s Revolutionary Moment
Which side will gain the upper hand?
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Inequality Is Costing Us Big-Time
Americans pay more for an economy that pumps our treasure to the top than you probably think.
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The Myth of Obama Moving to the Left
The policies President Obama unveiled last night in his State of the Union address aren't “left-wing,” no matter what the right-wing media claims.
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Marissa Alexander and the Price of “Freedom”
If the normative assumption that white lives are valuable, while black and brown lives are disposable, were concretely undermined, the entire power structure, such as it exists, would be …
“Gospel”
The song, “Gospel” and its video are born of the belief that the shift is - however laboriously, painfully and joyfully - underway.
The Trap Set for the Jews of France
This trap has been laid by several different instances, at several different levels, yet not without coordination.