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Dean Baker | Economic Policy in a Post-Piketty World
If we want to counter the rise in inequality that we have seen in recent decades we are going to have to find mechanisms other than a "global wealth …
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Chris Hedges | The Rhetoric of Violence
Chris Hedges: Chauvinism, violent retribution, a perverted Christianity and the celebration of a mythic Anglo-Saxon history will sever sections of the population from reality, enticing them into an American …
Bending Aid Toward Business
How business drives US foreign policy, and what to do about it.
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The Selective Subservience System
The United States doesn't have too few soldiers. It has too many wars.
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Mistake in Shutting Down a US News Source
US intelligence, best known for collecting information about people including Americans, did have one agency that gave the public access to its translations of foreign news articles - until …
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Cold War II: Evil Russkie He-Men Turn Us Into Fracking Hell
One of the first things we're supposed to forget about in our newly rekindled Cold War mindset is why most of us are against fracking.
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Honduras: Three Legislative Profiles in Courage
Despite a positive recent declaration, what is needed is more than just another shrug of horror lamenting the further deterioration of Honduras, Washington's best friend in Central America.
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The Populist Wave: Politics and Pitchforks
In the end, no matter how popular populist attitudes are, it will take a movement to give them force.
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Bangladesh Factory Owner Charged With Murder
Sohel Rana, the negligent owner of the garment factory that collapsed last year, could be subject to the death penalty if convicted.
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Feds Quietly Toughen Standards for Immigrant Asylum Seekers
New guidelines make it tougher for asylum seekers to get their cases heard before judges.