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A Novel Idea: Asking an Afghan About Afghanistan
Afghanistan's peace is China's economic life-line and America's commodity price recession.
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Hijacked Organic, Limited Local, Faulty Fair Trade
As the food movement is taken over by the mainstream, Mark Engler asks
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Ambiguity in Tax Rules and Disintegration of Election Law May Have Led to IRS Tea Party Mess
This is not the first time the IRS has been accused of politically-motivated enforcement, and Congressional hearings on the issue are justified.
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Another CIA Debacle: The Real Benghazi Scandal
CIA coverups in Benghazi exposes the dangerous imbalance of power in this country that cost American diplomats their lives.
Surveillance After Boston
The Boston attacks may be the catalyst that transforms the US into George Orwell's Oceania.
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84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey
Fast food workers and activists released a new report alleging rampant wage theft in their industry.
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Unfolding Repression in the Shadows of the Guatemalan Genocide Trial
Human rights abuses may be eclipsed by the uncertainty and escalating tension surrounding the trial.
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Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era
What do the war on drugs and market-oriented education reform have in common?
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The Casualties of Justice
A scathing new report and data from a growing chorus of experts suggests Jim Crow is far from over.
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Why Can’t EPA Tighten Safety Regulations at Chemical Facilities Like West Fertilizer?
On Capitol Hill, industry has repeatedly lobbied to death labor and environmental groups' demands for tighter regs. And as long as the McCarthy confirmation standoff continues, an executive order …