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A Public Bank for Scotland Could Ensure Economic Sovereignty
Perhaps the Scots will blaze a trail for economic sovereignty in the EU, just as North Dakotans did in the US.
The Corporate “Heist” of the United States Government Began With a Memo in 1971
Unless we amend the Constitution to say that corporations are not people and that money is not speech, America will soon become a full-blown oligarchy.
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Leveson’s Punch and Judy Show Masks Hacking on a Scale You Can Barely Imagine
Rupert Murdoch's hacking case diverts attention from much more scandalous media realities.
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Losing Time or Doing Time: Drowning Public Education in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Superstorm Sandy exposes flawed priorities in public education.
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More Room to Die
Imagine that you are on Death Row, but innocent of any crime. Clinging to the hope that the legion of supporters working on your case will achieve a breakthrough …
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Re: Private Prison Information Act, An Open Letter
Dear Representative Jackson Lee, We, the undersigned representatives of not-for-profit criminal justice organizations, respectfully urge you to reintroduce the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) during the 113th Congress. The …
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Jordan Davis…and Us
As young black men are murdered in this country recklessly, the question for white Americans should what image is being created from their inaction.
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One Party Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A heartfelt plea to the few intelligent and thoughtful Republicans left: itu2019s up to you to inject sanity back into your Party.
Turning Their Back on Bradley Manning: Whistleblower Speaks, but Press Doesn’t Listen
After risking his life and freedom to expose the wrongdoing of the American military, it is the press' lack of attention to his case which threatens Bradley Manning's life …
CBS News Poll Finds 59% of Americans Want States – Not Feds – to Determine Marijuana Policy
While many citizens still disagree on the subject of marijuana itself, new poll by CBS reveals that over half the country believes it should be a state, not federal, …