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What “Orange Is the New Black” Gets Right about the Prison System – and What It Leaves Out
“Orange is the New Black” is the latest in a long line of criminal justice-themed TV shows. But its penitentiary setting allows it to broach issues about the criminal …
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Remembering Hiroshima: Why do we kill?
August 6, 2013 marks the 68th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Other than the subsequent bomb dropped on Nagasaki, thankfully we have not used another nuclear …
NSU, NSA and other Embarrassments
The hot, seemingly untroubled vacation days in Germany were disturbed only mildly by two abbreviations, NSU and NSA u2013 which were not to be confused!
Congress Should Hold Hearings Reviewing DEA and U.S. Drug Policy from Top-to-Bottom
In what many have called a blatant abuse of power that strips Americans of their fundamental constitutional rights, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is collaborating with the National Security …
Middle Class Squeezed – I Mean Literally Squished
As more and more of the gains from our economy go to a few at the top the rest of us get squeezed - literally.
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Leahy: Freeze on Mexico Drug War Funds Will Save Lives and Money
It's about time someone in government called for a halt to throwing good money after bad at Mexico's drug war. It not only doesn't work; it kills.
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The Three Biggest Lies About Why Corporate Taxes Should Be Lowered
Robert Reich: Corporations want corporate tax reduction to be the centerpiece of ‘tax reform’ come the fall.
Global Power Project, Part 9: Banking on Influence With Morgan Stanley
Like the other big banks, Morgan Stanley had been busy paying settlements for the massive criminal fraud conspiracies it engaged in, particularly related to the housing crisis.
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Bradley Manning’s Revelations Saved Lives
After WikiLeaks published his documentation of Iraqi torture centers established by the United States, the Iraqi government refused Obama's request to extend immunity to US soldiers who commit criminal …
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Seven Things You Wanted to Know About Prosecuting Wall Street
Richard Eskow: There's a shortage of justice where bankers are concerned. Let's get serious about demanding change.