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Detroit Activists Herald Partial Victory as City Regains Control of the Water
On July 28, Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr issued an order transferring control of the department back to the city of Detroit and recently elected Mayor Mike Duggan.
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ALEC’s Jeffersonian Project Pushes to Amend the Constitution
ALEC is urging state legislators to pass state resolutions calling for a constitutional convention in order to pass a federal balanced budget amendment.
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Lobbyists Bidding to Block Government Regulations Set Sights on Secretive White House Office
When Washington lobbyists fail to derail regulations proposed by federal agencies, they often find a receptive ear within the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, an arm of the …
Noam Chomsky | Hiroshima Day 2014
It is a near miracle that we have escaped destruction so far, and the longer we tempt fate, the less likely it is that we can hope for divine …
The Minimum Wage and Inflation
Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing?
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Latest Pro-Labor Reform Proposal Might Actually Undermine Labor
The latest labor reform proposal to make unionizing a civil right sounds helpful, but in shoring up workers' individual rights, it could undermine workers' collective labor rights.
Another Descent Into Hell
How do we deal with our inability to feel the horror inflicted on others? The small opportunities that exist must be nurtured.
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Recuperating Marcuse Against a Culture of Cruelty
In light of the counter-revolutionary successes after Reagan and Powell, Herbert Marcuse's “philosophy of psychoanalysis” must be repurposed.
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We’re Being Robbed Every Time We Fly
We shouldn't have to feel like weu2019re being robbed every time we fly home to see family members or jet off for vacations.
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Generational Change
Generational change performs an important role in American society by implementing change on social and political issues in the continuously evolving United States.