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Speed, Power and the Physics of Finance Capitalism
High frequency trading utilizes new technologies to create an economy of speed that employs mathematics and physics to generate global markets that are neither transparent nor able to be …
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Time to Update the Union Handbook on “Just Cause“
Unions should update their training materials to present a more accurate description of the accepted elements of just cause.
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Close to Combustion: Syrian Conflict Inflames Regional Refugee Crisis
Syria's neighboring countries are increasingly running out of resources to care for the masses of refugees.
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Canadians Pay Taxes for Universal Health Care, and Now They’re Richer Than Us
Canada's tax-financed health care system covers everybody, gets better results, costs about two-thirds of what ours does and is far more popular than ours with both their public and …
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Iran’s “Paradox” of a Fair Election
Four years ago, the US news media pronounced Iran's elections a fraud despite no hard evidence, and predicted a similar outcome again this year.
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Where Uncle Sam Ought to Be Snooping
Sam Pizzigati: Let's place private corporations with government contracts under surveillance - to make sure no one is getting rich off our tax dollars.
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US to Leave 700 Troops in Jordan in Sign of Deepening Involvement in Syrian Crisis
Obama did not say specifically what the troops would be doing there.
Carol Becker on Creative Leadership, Public Intellectuals and the Arts in Higher Education
In this interview, Carol Becker explains how she also views administrators within institutions such as universities as public intellectuals who can help empower and mobilize future generations of young …
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Obama’s Crackdown Views Leaks as Aiding Enemies of US
Obama's unprecedented initiative, known as the Insider Threat Program, is sweeping in its reach.
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Citizens Without Obligations?
If American corporations are, as the Supreme Court ruled in 2010, citizens entitled to free speech and other rights from the nation, it is unclear what corresponding obligations to …