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Dahr Jamail | The March of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption
Dahr Jamail: From California's historic drought to flooding in the UK, the signs of advanced climate disruption are all around us, if you care to notice.
The Myth Behind Public School Failure
In the rush to privatize the country's schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students.
Is Obamacare Bad News for the “It’s Hard to Find Good Help” Crowd?
Dean Baker: Obamacare might be the best news on the wage front that most workers have seen for some time.
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Chris Hedges | Edward Snowden’s Moral Courage
Chris Hedges: Moral courage is always defined by the state as treason.
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A Fate Worse Than Guantanamo?
One Russian prisoner, released from Guantanamo Bay for lack of any evidence, remains imprisoned in Russia, an expedient scapegoat for dubious antiterrorism policies, says Aisha Maniar.
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The Bleached Bones of the Dead: What the Modern World Owes Slavery
How would we calculate the value of what we today would call the intellectual property - in medicine and other fields - generated by slavery's suffering?
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Our Military: Fighting to Keep Its Culture of Abuse
US military commanders should show courage and end a culture that has allowed shameful numbers of cases of sexual abuse, and retaliation for its reporting, in the ranks, says …
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Net Neutrality Died With the Comcast/Netflix Deal
The fix is in, and unless we do something quick - the internet as we know it will disappear for good.
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Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On
A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages - and housing officials are taking notice.
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Afraid, Apathetic, Indifferent and Hypocritical
Obama is not the fulfilled promise of a better future for Blacks or anyone else, except those most depraved and spiritually decayed.