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Why the Buenos Aires Bombing Is a False Indicator on Burgas
Immediately after the terror bombing of a busload of Israeli youth in Burgas, Bulgaria, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a u201csenior U.S. officialu201d expressed certainty about Iranu2019s …
Henry A. Giroux: Colorado Shooting Is About More Than Gun Culture
Violence saturates our culture both domestically and in our approach to foreign policy.
A Student Debt Strike Force Takes Off
Can young people re-imagine the burden of debt as a a productive tool, rather than a means to profit?
In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit Colleges
The assumption behind the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Education (DOE), headed by Arne Duncan, were that the
“Do Business Schools Incubate Criminals?“
Luigi Zingales, who teaches at the University of Chicagou2019s business school, had an op-ed in Bloomberg provocatively titled u201cDo Business Schools Incubate Criminals?u201d He argues that business schools are …
The Shots Heard Round the World: Argentina’s Radical Banking Reforms
At a time when most governments seem incapable of doing anything about unemployment, worsening economic inequality, and continuing financial instability, Argentina has adopted a set of striking new reforms …
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Top Ten Things Climate Change Is Making Worse Right Now
The onslaught of extreme weather and record temperatures this year have had an impact on people globally, directly through drought and temperature, and more indirectly impacting food prices and …
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In Significant Expansion, US Drug War Heads to Africa
In a significant expansion of the war on drugs, the United States has begun training an elite unit of counternarcotics police in Ghana and planning similar units in Nigeria …
US Focuses on Hands Off Toppling of Syrian Government
The Obama administration has for now abandoned efforts for a diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Syria, and instead it is increasing aid to the rebels and redoubling efforts …
The Olympic Games: Who Wins?
The Olympic Games have grown into a multibillion dollar industry. But with that growth comes concerns about the negative effects of the event on the people and places where …