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The 25th Hour: Still Living With Jack Bauer in a Terrified New American World
Top officials in the Obama administration didn't think it worth the bother to dismantle the elaborate torture system created in the Bush years.
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Greek Privatization of Key Sectors Meets Strong Opposition
The Greek government recently announced plans to sell a 30 percent share of its Public Power Corporation (PPC), and create a new Small PPC, which will be sold to …
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How Mischief-Makers Built Australia Through Pranks and Protests
In his new book How to Make Trouble and Influence People, Iain McIntyre offers readers an alternative to Australian history.
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China’s Wealthy Getting Richer in a Declining Economy
As the financial sector grows and liberalizes even further, returns to finance and other lucrative industries will only increase, as sectors with lower returns maintain wages barely in keeping …
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Why Elections Still Matter, Except When They Don’t
Why bother with an electoral process that's compromised from top to bottom, a maze full of dead ends, trap doors, toll booths, and rules that change at the whim …
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ALEC Politicians Caught Plagiarizing ALEC Bill, Drafting Error and All
This isn't the first time that ALEC politicians have pushed ALEC legislation without paying much attention.
Activist Yara Faris Released From Syrian Prison
Yara Faris was arrested on December 8, 2013 because she had provided food and assistance to Syrians displaced within their own country as a result of the three-year civil …
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Single Mothers Battle On in Former War Zone
Rajan and her son, only seven years old at the time, were among tens of thousands of Tamil civilians trapped in a narrow swath of land in between the …
Monsanto’s Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topple the Company?
Monsanto's herbicide Roundup has been linked to a mysterious fatal kidney disease epidemic that has appeared in Central America, Sri Lanka and India.
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The “Liberal” Ivory Tower Often Discriminates Against Women of Color
Academia allegedly encourages meritocracy and the creation of objective knowledge - values that should make race and gender identities irrelevant. But women of color too frequently find themselves "presumed …