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Now That the Senate Has Picked New Leaders, Will We Get New Policies?
With a short lame duck session to finish first, 2015 already looks like a legislative session that will be full of butting heads, dueling policies, and outside action groups …
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Legal Vacuum Fuels Conflicts Over Water in El Salvador
After years of delays, the legislature is finally debating a general law on water.
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Net Neutrality Shows People Power Can Make the Politically Impossible, the Politically Inevitable
We know we have not won yet, but we also know we are capable of winning.
Private Equity Now Looking to Even Bigger Chumps, Namely 401(k)s and Retail
Private equity has managed to flourish because its biggest investor group is what is referred to as “dumb money.”
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A Plea for Reconciliation and Healing of the Nation
We have all participated in or observed and allowed institutions and other individuals to perpetuate racism in this nation.
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Henry A. Giroux | Academic Madness and the Politics of Exile
Academic exile is a kind of public space where a new language, understanding and solidarity can be nurtured.
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It’s Time for an Honest Conversation About Why People Don’t Vote
People understand that voting alone will not magically change the system.
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Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s Warburg Pincus May Profit From Tar Sands Exports
The Keystone XL Clone is designed to accomplish the same goal as TransCanada's Keystone XL: bringing Alberta's tar sands to Gulf coast refineries and export market.
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Drones and Gadflies – Framing the Debate on War by Remote Control
We cannot know the hearts of President Obama and those in his inner circle but it is not hard to wonder whether they are truly haunted by the deaths …
A Sober Look at US Democracy – An Analysis
Even with millions upon millions of dollars spent on campaigning, moving Americans to the polls, particularly in a mid-term election like the recent one, is like herding cats.