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Should We Care About North Korea’s Threats?
The US doesn't believe North Korea has the capacity to send conventional missiles to the US mainland.
Under the International Spotlight, Mexican Government Asks for “Friendly Solution” After Perpetrating Sexual Torture
The case has serious implications for the perpetration of sexual violence by police everywhere.
A Forest of Poisonous Trees: The US Criminal (In)Justice System
The US criminal justice system has transformed into a tool of the national security state.
How the Financial Plutocracy Tugs the Leash on the Two-Party Duopoly
An interview with former senate staffer and retired lobbyist Jeff Connaughton, whose 2012 book The Payoff gives an insider's account of Wall Street's stranglehold on DC.
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The Fallacy of “Tough-Guy-ism“
A basic tenet of u201ctough-guy-ismu201d is that throwing around U.S. military and economic muscle is the way to advance American global power.
How the Pentagon Corrupted Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom mutated into Operation Enduring Corruption.
Can Oxygen-Pricing Help Save the Environment?
A study just published in Science, the most comprehensive “Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years” ever done, shows that recent warming has been "amazing …
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Detroit Raw: Detroit Freedom Riders
Walking up Woodward to the coffee shop on Mack, mind snacks competed with Detroit's weather version of March Madness as the wind juked me with a snow assist. Yep, …
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Banks Cash In On EFM Takeover
Cha-ching! is the sound of banks registering the new revenue coming their way the very moment Gov. Rick Snyder put Detroit under an emergency financial manager (EFM). "Who knows …
PROOF That Media Opinions Are Bought And How To Creatively Fight Back
Detroit has undergone a coup. PLUS new proof comes out that far right-wing front groups are purchasing the opinions of media talking heads. AND I go over ways to …