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Engines of Destruction
Maybe we are already on the eternal train of global capitalism that is taking us for a ride.
Greece: A Nation for Sale and the Death of Democracy
The savage methods of alleged “economic efficiency” and privatization increase neither efficiency nor competition, but do lead to price increases for consumers, higher costs for government, corruption, embezzlement and …
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Without Clear Regulations, Disabled Children Regularly Restrained and Isolated in School
More than 250,000 school children - many of them disabled and of color - are restrained or put into isolation each year for behaving in ways that are considered …
Smuggling and Illicit Trade Have Always Been an Essential Component of the US Economy
You may have watched fireworks celebrating US independence from colonial rule. However, what if you were to learn that an important factor in the US Revolution was to ensure …
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In France, Progressives Fight a Two-Front Battle Against Israeli Propaganda and Anti-Semitism
Progressives in France have to fight a two-front battle: one against far right Israeli propaganda and another against the strange alliance between some genuinely anti-Semitic far right and Islamist …
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Does NASA’s Data Show Doomsday for New York City?
If we don't do something quick to stop global warming, some of the biggest cities in America could go the way of Atlantis in just a matter of decades.
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Worth More: One Man or an Entire City?
What does it say about our society when one hedge fund manager makes a bigger income than the whole population of Springfield, Ohio or Burbank, California?
Disabled Rights
The fact is that Americans entering prison are already sicker and poorer than other Americans.
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Obama Should Release Ukraine Evidence
If the intelligence on the shoot-down is as weak as it appears judging from the fuzzy scraps that have been released, we strongly suggest you call off the propaganda …
Nobel Peace Laureates Slam Human Rights Watch’s Refusal to Cut Ties to US Government
You all but advocated military intervention on social media, while maintaining plausible deniability in the context of a climate of warmongering.