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The Future of Work, Leisure and Consumption
Economist Juliet Schor is known worldwide for her research on the interrelated issues of work, leisure and consumption.
In Historic Police Brutality Case, Family of Homeless Denver Pastor Killed in Custody Awarded $4.6 Million
As Denver faces a string of police brutality cases, a federal jury has awarded a historic $4.6 million in damages to the family of a homeless preacher killed while …
An Unprofitable Disease: In the Political Economy of Ebola, Who Lives and Who Dies?
Science writer Leigh Phillips calls for a socialization of pharmaceutical research and production due to the political and economic circumstances of the spread of Ebola.
A US Nurse Witnesses Ebola’s Ravages in Sierra Leone, Where Horrific Conditions Claim Lives Daily
As the infections of two Dallas nurses fuel concerns about Ebola in the United States, the death toll in West Africa is approaching 5,000.
Pollution Inequality and Income Inequality
Low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by pollution across the United States, according to a new study by economist James K. Boyce.
As Second Dallas Nurse Diagnosed With Ebola, Are US Hospitals Failing Health Care Workers?
As a second health care worker at Dallas' Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital tests positive for Ebola after caring for an infected patien, the CDC has identified what it calls …
A Little Shout of Joy: Supreme Court Lets Abortion Clinics Reopen, Easing Crisis of Access in Texas
Texas abortion clinics shuttered by a recent court ruling have been allowed to reopen after the US Supreme Court blocked part of an anti-choice law.
Federal Court Weighs Gitmo Force-Feeding
Gitmo prisoners remain on hunger strike as President Obama refuses to use his executive power to end inhumane force-feeding and close the prison.
James Risen Prepared to “Pay Any Price” to Report on War on Terror Amid Crackdown on Whistleblowers
James Risen now faces years in prison if he refuses to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of giving him classified information.
From Indigenous Socialism to Colonial Capitalism, Examining Native History of a Settler State
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of “An Indigenous People's History of the United States,” argues that an understanding of the history of the settler state is essential.