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Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an “Obama Recession?” We Must Still Ask These Questions
The Washington consensus on economic policy has been used to inflict neoliberalism.
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Old, Female and Homeless
The cost of living in most major metropolitan areas is on the rise, while wages are down.
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Envisioning a Frightening New Normal in “Post-Racial” America of Austerity, Insecurity for All But the Very Rich
If the underclass, working class and precariat become dissatisfied with their existence, what will they do?
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Shot by Their Own Men: How the Virginia Senate Inadvertently Predicts Republican Decline
The GOP's gerrymandering spree will ultimately frustrate the party's efforts to stay in power.
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Chuck Hagel and the American Empire
Will Chuck Hagel essentially be a cipher as Defense Secretary?
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Gitmo: A Fight Obama Never Had the Stomach For
Signs point to Gitmo remaining open for the duration of Obama's second term, says Sam Sacks.
Egypt Aflame Over Protests
Late this evening, President Mohammad Morsi declared Emergency Law in three provinces around the Suez Canal that are ablaze in protests.
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Abuse and Fear of the Natural World
...Despite the value of the Holmes Run Creek, every so often and quite surreptitiously, crews of city loggers would invade the Creek, cutting down most of its luxurious trees …
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Jesse Long-Bey Joins the Ancestors
Jesse Long-Bey, activist, teacher and longtime Michigan Citizen editor, passed away last week, leaving behind a powerful legacy.
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The Great Dismal: “What We Speak Becomes the House We Live In.”
The repercussions of our acts - the constructs we create - endure well past the dissolution of our convictions and desires. Our actions exist as living architecture that surrounds …