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Czars, Kings, and Presidents
ProPublica's columnist Jesse Eisinger describes the tendency to focus on Tim Geithner, while ignoring the role of the president.
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Students Now Indentured to the Banksters
Never in the history of the developed world has an entire generation had to go into debt just to get an education and a job. Until now.
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The 95 Percent Doctrine: Climate Change as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
Consider climate change a WMD on a particularly long fuse, already lit and there for any of us to see.
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American Lung Association Contradicts Its Own Mission
The public deserves to know the shameful truth about the American Lung Association.
Groups Warn TAFTA Threatens Important Safeguards
A wide range of consumer, family farm, environmental, Internet freedom, labor and other organizations held a press event outside the Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement negotiating summit.
Global Jubilee Movement Meets Pope Francis
Pope Francis welcomed members of the global Jubilee movement to the Vatican on Wednesday.
Police Siege of Albuquerque: Will the Feds Prosecute Top Brass?
Community members and victims' families fear harassment, surveillance and even premeditated murder at the hands of the Albuquerque Police Department.
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Tea Party Loses Primaries, but the GOP Is Still Extreme
Just six months until November, and plenty of time for a Republican to declare a pregnancy from rape a gift from God or make another “legitimate rape” faux pas. …
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Cecily McMillan’s “Law of Love” Suffers US Injustice
The judge may have intended to send a message to those who dissent, instead may have created a powerful messenger of dissent.
Social Movements and Power: Change From Below in the Dominican Republic
From Santo Domingo, Pedro Franco is an organizer of social movements and mutual-aid cooperatives. He is also a member of CoopHabitat, which promotes housing coops.