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Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won’t Help Louisiana’s Crime Rate
It is not draconian prison sentences for drug offenders that work, but addiction treatment.
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Four Years After BP: Hunting for Oil Spills in Louisiana
Years after the disastrous BP oil spill caused massive environmental damage in the Gulf, smaller oil spills are a continuous but largely unnoticed problem.
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Markets Are the Problem (Not the Solution)
The plight of the workers is outside the purview of those who sell their architectural services or purchase the palatial homes; it is not a part of the market …
Washington Fights Fire With Fire in Libya: How Not to End Violence in a War-Torn Land
Is the US secretly training Libyan militiamen in the Canary Islands? And if not, are they planning to?
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Fighting for Coveted Combat Badges and Patches
What will West Point graduates do without wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Don't worry! There are a lot more threats listed on the classroom chalkboard.
TurboTax Maker Linked to “Grassroots” Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing
Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what's known as return-free filing.
Why We Need Media Critics Who Are Fiercely Independent
To reach the broad public, critics of the media establishment need amplification from... the media establishment. And that rarely happens unless the critique is shallow.
Why Aren’t We Putting US Agencies on Trial for Financing El Chapo’s Drug War?
From Capone to Mexico's captured cocaine king, the villains we love to hate obscure the truth about America's secret support.
Pot Economics: What’s the Future of the American Marijuana Market?
For the broader legalized market, the future may come sooner than some might think, given how much interest has been stoked by the ongoing experiments in Colorado and Washington.
Dr. Anthony Monteiro and the Struggle for the Soul of African-American Studies at Temple
The black radical professor tells his version of the events that led to his ouster from Temple University's African-American Studies department.