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War on Women or War on Everyone: The Republican Lack of Empathy
The “War on Women” debate gives us an interesting insight into the Republican Party. The “War” began when Republicans voted against the Lilly Ledbetter pay act, then they refused …
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The Many Trayvon Martins: How Conservatives Stole the Meaning of His Death
While writing this, I hear gunshots. Soon a police helicopter circles the next door Louis Armstrong Projects; its spotlight sweeps their rooftops like a submarine inspecting an ocean floor.I …
NAFTA on Steroids: The TransPacific Partnership and Global Neoliberalism
Can democracy save capitalism, as it did in the 1930s, when it provided popular pressure to force the elite to accept changes otherwise resisted by capital, Cliff DuRand asks.
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Distorted Supply Chain Caused by MNCs Manufacturing Abroad and How to Restore Its Legitimacy
Corporations that manufacture offshore and import their own goods duty-free distort the supply chain.
Without Our Land, We Cease to Be a People: Defending Indigenous Territory and Resources in Honduras
‘What we Garifuna face is largely the same things faced by people all over Latin America, and in fact the world.’
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Cash and Congress: The Tie That Binds
Their fat wallets and deep pockets bring together Democrats and Republicans like no one else in a collegial spirit of kumbaya as they dive for dollars in exchange for …
Trains on Auto Pilot: Railroading Quebec
The Quebec disaster was an undesired derailment of the rollout of the railroad's grand plans to further reduce labor costs.
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After Two Bans, Styrofoam Trash Still Plagues Haiti
Despite two decrees making their import and usage illegal, styrofoam cups and plates are used and littered all over the capital, as well as bought and sold, wholesale and …
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Four Tasks for College Professors
A few days ago, I read on Facebook the re-posting of an essay, authored by a young college professor, which discussed the five things students should never say to …
Reading Between the Lines: A Memo From Fed Chairman Marriner Eccles
Stephanie Kelton revisits the writings of Marriner Eccles, who was tapped by FDR to head the Federal Reserve, a position he held until 1948.