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How Monsanto Gained Power Over All 3 Branches Of Government
Monsanto has successfully made themselves invincible in each different branch of government.
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NYPD on Trial: Week 2
The second week of the historic Floyd v. City of New York trial challenging the constitutionality of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program featured a shortened court schedule because the week …
Barack Obama’s Economic Legacy: His Four Must-Have Items
I’ve been writing about Obama’s Legacy Tour (sorry, his second term) from time to time without focusing on the legacy itself. So this post will lay down a marker …
Back to Bracero: The Death of the Chicano Left
As immigration reform continues to sit on the back burner the question stands, where is the voice of the radical chicano left?
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Truth in a Time of BS
Ten years ago during the Iraq invasion, Americans cared less about truth and more about sensationalism. Now we have an opportunity to rectify it.
Republicans Come To Silicon Valley To Offer Corruption For Cash
Republicans in Silicon Valley are proposing a simple trade: money for tax breaks and cheap imported labor.
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Efforts to Deliver “Kill Shot” to Paid Sick Leave Tied to ALEC
Advocates have helped pass paid sick days laws in cities like San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle and Portland, but big business has been pushing back.
Making Disaster Pay: From the San Francisco Earthquake to Superstorm Sandy, How Capitalism Stacks the Deck on Disaster
“One man’s disaster was another’s main chance,” writes Fraser as he discusses America's sordid history with distaster capitalism.
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Do North Korea’s Threats Mask Power Struggle Behind the Scenes?
Little is still known about Kim Jong Un.
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A 50-State Analysis of Gun Violence and Its Link to Weak State Gun Laws
A new report finds a clear link between high levels of gun violence and weak state gun laws.