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Capitalism Is Experiencing an Existential Crisis
Marianne2, with France Culture, has presented a series of interviews by Antoine Mercier with various intellectuals on the subject of the economic crisis. To close the series, economist and …
Google Street View Alarm Europeans
Whether a government or a private company gathers data, Europeans get nervous. Recent controversies over the volume of information about ordinary Europeans that U.S. agencies have demanded in the …
Contractor Deaths Accelerating in Afghanistan as They Outnumber Soldiers
A recent Congressional Research Service analysis obtained by ProPublica looked at the number of civilian contractors killed in Afghanistan in recent months. It's not pretty.
Iraq Vet Denounces War Crimes: “We Fired on Buses Full of Civilians“
Seven years on after the second US invasion of Iraq, the Americans continue slaughtering civilians, now in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Recently, the video of the massacre of 12-15 Iraqis …
The Poll Democrats Need to Know About
Framing, value shifting, the California budget crisis, and why Democrats so often act like Republicans. This is a case study of how inadequate polling can lead Democrats to accept …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | In Praise of the IRS
Washington - You might imagine that if a terrorist attack killed an American public servant and threatened the lives of 200 people, it would have been big news for …
Budget Genocide Sweeps Across the Nation
Thousands of poor people of color face hunger, illness, death and homelessness due to welfare, housing and health care budget cuts across the nation. How long does it take …
Bill Asks Obama for Afghanistan Exit Plan
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) and Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) and Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) introduced legislation Wednesday that calls on the White House to develop a “flexible timetable” to …
McConnell Tries To Dodge Repeated Questions About His Wall Street Fundraising
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been blasting the Senate’s financial regulatory reform bill in recent days, falsely arguing that it “institutionalizes” bailouts for Wall Street.
Palin Bags Boston: A Live Blog
I know, I know, it was just last week that I vowed never to write about these Tea Party people again. I would be more than happy to do …