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Mexico Considers Clamping Down on Twitter
Mexicans are using Twitter to avoid drunk-driving checkpoints. Drug cartels might be using it too. Does that justify restricting social networking sites? Mexico - Mexico has racked up its …
The Potential Revenue From Financial Transactions Taxes
Published December 2009
Your Ticket to Violence and Squalor
“Save a life, create jobs and rebuild communities.” Three reasons to travel you can't say no to. That's the pitch of Los Angeles's newest tourist attraction: LA Gang Tours. …
Landmark Case Could Restore Felon Voting Rights
Atlanta - A historic ruling earlier this month on behalf of felons who lost the right to vote could call into question the disenfranchisement of felons and ex-felons in …
What Happens If Obama’s Plan Can’t Create Enough Jobs?
The president pivoted in last week's State of the Union speech to emphasizing jobs as his health care plan stalled. But there are serious doubts among progressive economists, independent …
Schooled
In my last article, I made the following observation regarding the challenges President Obama faced on the eve of his Wednesday evening State of the Union address: "The American …
Personal Corporatehood: Coping With the Reason Divided of Citizens United
There's great consternation brewing over the recent Supreme Court decision that cements and extends the misbegotten logic of “corporate personhood,” and rightly so. Surely, one of the most farcical …
UN: Time for Direct Talks With Afghan Taliban Leaders
The top United Nations official for Afghanistan has called for direct talks with senior Taliban leaders. Is anyone in Washington listening? The New York Times reported last Sunday that …
Taxing the Rich
Decades ago, right wingers began championing cuts in income taxes for the rich and - when that lowered government revenue - turned around and claimed that government could no …
Michael N. Nagler | Remembering Our Humanity
Remember our humanity, and forget all the rest. - Einstein