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Debt Versus Democracy: A Battle for the Future
A global crisis calls for global debt resistance and an embrace of direct democracy.
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When Traffic Stops Go Bad – How Cops Demean Black and Brown Men
Routine traffic stops can be a nightmare for minorities who fall victim to the humiliation of local police harassment.
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The Ongoing War: After the Battle Over the Cliff, the Battle Over the Debt Ceiling
Robert Reich: The battle over the fiscal cliff is over, but the trench warfare will continue.
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Who Won in the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
Who won in the fiscal cliff deal were all those individuals making between $113,700 and $400,000 per year.
The Recent Unpleasantness at FreedomWorks
In Washington, when it comes to the bottom line, cash in hand always trumps ideology.
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How America Became an Empire
Stone and Kuznick suggest that an alternative future was available to the United States, but that political, economic and ideological pressures sent the nation down a path that transformed …
Eight Corporate Subsidies in the Fiscal Cliff Bill, From Goldman Sachs to Disney to NASCAR
Here are eight corporate subsidies in the fiscal cliff bill that you haven't heard of.
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How Bicycling Is Transforming Business
Cities across the US discover that good biking attracts great jobs and top talent to their communities.
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Bolivia: Evo Morales’ “Manifesto of the Island of the Sun“
Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia gave a speech calling for a more sustainable and just future.
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Jim Hightower: A Wakeup Call for the Gun Business
The private equity group that owns a controlling stake in the nation's biggest firearm company announced within days of the Newtown massacre that it was selling that investment.