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Joseph Stiglitz on “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future”
Several months before Occupy Wall Street, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote, "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%," an article for Vanity Fair. He returns …
An Interview With Medea Benjamin About the Life-and-Death Decisions of Drone Warfare
It is mind-boggling that we are empowering one person to make life-and-death decisions, but it is perhaps even more mind-boggling that this unconstitutional, immoral killing spree (that is making …
In Victory for Marriage Equality, Appeals Court Rules DOMA Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couples
In a groundbreaking decision, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling the federal government canu2019t deny benefits to …
“No Matter What the Result, We Will Continue to Resist,” Says Mexican Electrical Workers Union Leader
Ehe Mexican Electrical Workers union: Two years ago, its 44,000 members were all fired when the Mexican government took over generating stations by force to set the stage for …
Truthout’s Jason Leopold Speaks to RT About The Other Abu Zubaidah
Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammed Husein, better known as Abu Zubaydah was the first high value Guantanamo detainee, and the first prisoner to be waterboarded, and the torture program was built, …
John Pilger: Why the Assange Case Is Important
On 30 May, Britain's Supreme Court turned down the final appeal of Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden.
“Who’s Killing Philly Public Schools?”: Daniel Denvir on Plan for School Closings, Privatization
In Philadelphia, school officials have proposed a controversial plan to close more than 60 schools in the next five years and potentially privatize those remaining.
Maple Spring: Nearly 1,000 Arrested as Mass Quebec Student Strike Passes 100th Day
The strike has received growing international attention as the standoff grows, striking a chord with young people across the globe amid growing discontent over austerity measures, bleak economies and …
Imposing White “Eurocentric” Education on Mexican-American Students in Tucson: The Suppression of History
Battles over school curriculums occasionally make national news, but quickly fade. However, the banning of the Mexican-American studies program in Tucson has assumed much greater significance. The action precipitated …
What Can Labor Win if It Backs Obama’s Re-Election?
Amy Dean talks to Richard Kahlenberg and Richard Bensinger about reforms that could finally give battle-weary union members a reason to send Obama and other Democrats back to Washington.