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Worms, Pond Scum and Economists
High youth unemployment is a grave problem, but don't let austerity hawks blame it on Social Security and Medicare.
Iraq: War’s Legacy of Cancer
Two US-led wars in Iraq have left behind hundreds of tons of depleted uranium munitions.
Failed “Welfare” Programs and the Web of Poverty
The policies that create paradigms of poverty are often remote and administered with a hidden hand.
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Letter From Poland: Smart, Young, Unemployed – and Leaving
If someone is looking for the next Polish revolution, s/he may be disappointed.
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Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score
What does it say that sixty-six years later, Israeli fans of the soccer club Beitar Jerusalem have not evolved to postwar-Brooklyn standards of human decency?
Can We Cut Healthcare Costs Without Hurting Patients?
Keeping the u201cbest careu201d option out of the health spending equation.
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L.A. Teachers Block Corporate Donor Attempt to Buy School Board
Bloomberg was one of many wealthy outside donors, dropping $1 million on the L.A. school board races.
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“The Consumer’s Got to Change the System”: Farmer Ben Burkett on Racism and Corporate Control of Agriculture
We struggle every day to bring about a change.
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Business and Labor Unite on Immigration Reform, But Future Uncertain
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce are recommending a new type of immigration visa program that is not tied to single employers.
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Killing Us Softly: Why the Administration’s Response to Criticism on Drones Carries Little Water
Whatever Obama apologists may claim, our government has in fact executed multiple US citizens without trial.