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A Chat With Counterterrorism Chief John Brennan
Worried that he might be about to call in the police, or the CIA, or maybe even a drone, I finally desisted and thanked him for his time.
COINTELPRO 101 (Part 2)
COINTELPRO, the secret FBI project to infiltrate and disrupt domestic organizations thought to be u201csubversive,u201d targeted many African-American, Native-American, and other movements for self-determination by people of color in …
From Argentina to Greece: A Global Roller-Coaster
The clearest lesson to draw from these cases: international creditors will always push as far they can. The debtors may be afraid of the costs of default only until …
Director of Investment at Bank Welfare Queen Citigroup is Selling Catfood Futures Hard
This long-planned betrayal might finally wake them up to the actual policies, as opposed to the persona, that they voted for. Read more at https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/11/peter-orszag-of-bank-welfare-queen-citigroup-is-selling-catfood-futures-hard.html#dsWiK3WkyKIODZ5G.99
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Drums Beating to Privatize Social Security
A group of Democrats called “The Third Way” are working with President Obama towards the “grand betrayal” on social security.
Labor Mortgages Future on Obama
Even UEu2019s Townsend, who is less optimistic than most labor leaders that Obama will be a labor ally in his second term, says unions still needed to get out …
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On the Environmental Frontlines: Waste Pickers
Over the last 20 years, waste pickersu2014 workers in the informal economy who recover recyclable materials from trashu2014in Pune, a city in the state of Maharashtra, India have transformed …
Wall Street Offers a Second Career for Former Politicians
The revolving door is in full swing in Congress as ousted politicians find lucrative jobs on Wall Street.
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Liberals and Progressives Happy but Not Elated About Obama’s Re-Election
Rabbi Michael Lerner offers three steps to the kind of world he says most Americans yearn for: one based on generosity, caring for each other and the environment, respecting …
First World War: Same Protests of Futility, Folly Heard Today
Voices of some veterans of WWI eerily echo plaints of futility and folly we hear from today's protesters