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The Ukraine: Not Too late for Cooperation, Not Confrontation.
Whether or not President Poroshenko makes an early visit to Moscow, his election could bring a resolution of the Ukraine crisis, provided he has the full backing of the …
It is Time for Obama to Act
On Tuesday May 27th, 2014, the White House asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to delay the review of the administration's draconian deportation policy.
China Trades Up in Latin America
China is taking advantage of its growing trade surplus in Latin America to rally support for its positions at the United Nations.
What Will Privatizing Evictions Do to People in Illinois?
A new Illinois bill allows property owners to turn to “third parties” to enforce eviction notices if the sheriff fails to do so.
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Is Marijuana Destroying California’s Water and Wildlife?
While legal medical marijuana is good for the pro-marijuana crowd, it's not as good for the pro-environment crowd.
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All Hail Piketty, But Props for Pickett, Too
Piketty's work demolishes the fairy-tales our top politicians tell about our economic system.
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Obama’s Flawed Emissions Proposal: Cap-and-Trade, “Offsets” Allow Plants to Pay to Pollute
Cap-and-trade is a let-you-down-easy way to regulate, and it generally lets the regulated industry decide how easy.
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A Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison? Judges Push Back Against the South’s Privatization Wave
In Southern states, small-town courts have outsourced probation management to for-profit companies.
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Walmart’s Top-to-Bottom Taxpayer Subsidies
Walmart executives get big bonuses as employees and taxpayers suffer.
USDA and Submachine Guns: Latest Example of Mission Creep as Federal Policing Expands
The USDA is only one of a slew of seemingly unlikely federal agencies to have acquired an armed police force ready to enforce an ever-expanding federal code.