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In Britain and the US, Economic Mysticism Endures
Paul Krugman: In a lot of ways George Osborne, the finance minister, is Britain's answer to Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee for vice president.
“Won’t Back Down” Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal
New film “Won't Back Down” prompts a closer examination of parent trigger laws, its funders and backers and a closer look at those promoting Parent Trigger as a cure …
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New Revelations Suggest DoD Cover-Up Over Detainee Drugging Charges
Two new revelations and a critical analysis of the recent Department of Defense Inspector General report on the drugging of DoD-held detainees reveal a cover-up by the Pentagon and …
Why the New Fed Stimulus Won’t Jumpstart the Economy – and What Would
The Fed could give production and employment a bigger boost by using its lender-of-last-resort status in more direct ways than the current version of QE.
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Debate on Proposed Alaska Mine Waste Storage Facility Spreads the Myth of “Monitoring in Perpetuity“
Some of the world's greatest disasters have resulted from failed and inadequate monitoring systems.
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Backlash Culture: White Supremacy and the Music of Hatred
Whether it is Tony Perkins turning the tables on the SPLC, or the Republican opposition researchers behind the Fightbigotry PAC painting the nation's first multi-racial president as a racist, …
Lockdown High: Annette Fuentes on the “School-to-Prison Pipeline”
In the following exclusive interview, Annette Fuentes talks about her work, her book and shares insight into the u201cschool-to-prison pipeline,u201d including zero tolerance policies that puts kids in harmu2019s …
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After One Year, Occupy Reassesses and Plans Strategy for Next Phase
Occupy anniversary events also took place throughout the weekend, including an u201cinaugural assembly,u201d break-out groups, direct actions and the release of a collaborative publication, u201cThe Debt Resistors' Operations Manual.u201d
When Savages Unite
This video of spoken word artist Mark Gonzales is in response to the hateful and racist advertisements purchased by Pamela Geller and her organization the American Freedom Defense Initiative …
Taliban Outflank US War Strategy With Insider Attacks
Distrust has led to a suspension of joint operations by NATO forces with Afghan security units.