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The words in President Obama’s “State of the Union” speech were often lofty, spinning through the air with the greatest of ease and emitting dog whistles as they flew. …

Dennis Trainor Jr. sits down with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) to discuss money in politics, corporate personhood, overturning citizens united and amending the constitution.

As the world continues to ignore the damage that big business is inflicting on the planet, we are paying to maintain our ignorance. Lee Camp reports.

Capitalism has an amazing duality inherent in its structure. It can build homes in Fordist fashion, yet yields homelessness. It can produce enough food for all, yet turns a …

Mark Helprin's novel, In Sunlight and in Shadow, tries to articulate as noble as possible a justification for the tragic violence of war. The novel is set just after …

I'm in the thick of teaching at Vassar College at the moment. I just came off sabbatical and with lab activities to prepare, quizzes to grade, homework assignments to …

The corporate hit job on the Postal Service continues with the end of Saturday mail.

Rafael Correa is far ahead of his nearest rival in Sunday’s presidential election in Ecuador, and expected to easily win another four year presidential term. It’s not hard to see why. Unemployment …

Rising inequality has left American residential areas considerably less mixed by income. Are the rich about to bid the rest of us good-bye?

After years of bailout payments to big banks, maybe it is time to deposit that money directly in the pocket of Americans.