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Detroit Residents on Bankruptcy – We Have No Democracy!
More than half of Michigan's 1.4 million black residents now live under rule by unelected emergency managers.
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The Offline Wage Wars of Silicon Valley
Nona Willis Aronowitz explores the people and policies shaping the economic future of a San Jose that many cities in the Bay Area could look to as a model …
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Colombian Connection: Canadian Neocolonialism in the Global South
Canada's involvement in social and ecological injustices in Colombia often goes unremarked.
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Civil Disobedience as Law Enforcement
Future climate protesters can proudly proclaim that they are actually climate protectors, upholding the law, not violating it.
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Amend or Repeal the Espionage Act to Protect Journalists and Whistleblowers
The Espionage Act, created around World War I and resulting in a 10-year sentence for a union leader for giving a speech critical of US entry into the war, …
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A Frenzy Over the “Female Dollar“
Paul Krugman: The prospect that Janet Yellen might become the next head of the Fed has driven the right into a frenzy.
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Libertarian Capitalism Killed My Best Friends
Our country needs to seriously reconsider unregulated libertarian capitalism and think about the safety of people, everyday people, as a higher priority than the profits of hustlers and giant …
Our Growing Racial Wealth Gap
Researchers have found that when you factor race into the equation, the economic gap is even more pronounced.
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The Tragedy of Greek Austerity Continues…
Austerity measures in Greece continue to widen the gap of inequality and stands as an example of how badly Austerity fails.
A Cold War Bias Toward Russia
President Obama and the mainstream U.S. press are blaming Russian President Putin for the breakdown in bilateral relations, but this simplistic view ignores the many U.S. government actions over …