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Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting
The Jails Action Coalition is a grassroots group that has been pushing for an end to all forms of solitary confinement.
ECB: The Ultimate Enforcer of the European Neoliberal Project?
The European Central Bank's economic interventions are designed to keep the neoliberal euro game going - not help Europeans.
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Arizona Court Vacates Monica Jones’ Prostitution Conviction
“My conviction being vacated is important, but it is a small win in our larger fight for justice,” said Jones, an activist.
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The Ghastly, Remotely Piloted, Robotic Reaper Drone
Despite the propaganda in mainstream media, drones are not deployed in a “war on terror.” Weaponized drones are terror.
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Why Rand Paul Is Wrong About Social Security Disability
The Republican Congress decided to make overhauling the Social Security disability program one of its first orders of business.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Sink the Middle Class
Two decades of free trade deals have eviscerated the middle class and bloodied the “American dream.”
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New Front Opens in Cold War of the Koreas: Restaurants
With both Korean governments now pushing their countries' cuisines, it raises questions about who owns the property rights to Korean food.
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With Syriza, the Greek People Can Revive Hope in Europe
For Alexis Tsipras, Syriza's candidate, an absolute majority in Parliament would be an asset in order to impose a renegotiation of the Greek debt.
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Effort to Make the “Right to Vote” a True Constitutional Right
The right to vote is not directly enshrined in the Constitution.
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Why Campaign Finance Reform Is the First Issue That We Must Address
Surely we can agree that our country should no longer be bought and sold by moneyed interests at the expense of everyone else.