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Israeli Tent Protests Ignore Link Between Neoliberalism, Occupation
A child amidst a makeshift tent camp during a demonstration in Jerusalem, July 31, 2011. (Photo: Rina Castelnuovo / The New York Times) It started in mid-July, …
Quick Retribution in London Threatens Due Process for Thousands
As some Londoners exhale during a lull in the riots that have raged throughout the United Kingdom since Saturday night, others, particularly young Britons of color, face the hasty, …
Will Tax Breaks for the Wealthy Trump the Common Good?: Choices Still to Be Made in the New Debt Deal
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner during a meeting with Congressional leaders concerning the nation's debt ceiling, in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington …
The Macroeconomics of London Riots
Riot police responding to protesters in Croydon, London, August 8. (Photo: tgeasland) London - The riots that surged across England in recent days will have sociologists scratching …
Media is Growing More White. What’s the FCC Doing About It?
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: martinhoward, Pengster) The increasing lack of racial diversity in the U.S. media landscape is becoming a hot topic and putting pressure on …
What’s the Real Lesson of Wisconsin for Progressives?
(Photo: Matt Baran / Flickr) Despite coming up short of retaking control of the Wisconsin Senate, Tuesday's recall elections sent a clear signal to conservative politicians who …
When Is a “Riot” a Revolt?
Several days of unprecedented revolt by the most impoverished minority populated neighborhoods of London has shaken the normally staid and reserved British aristocracy. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short …
Obama’s Legal Duty to Create Jobs Now
The debate about the debt ceiling should have been a conversation about how to create jobs. It is time for progressives to remind the government that it has a …
Look Again – July Jobs Declined by 198,000
On Friday, August 5, the employment numbers were released by the US Department of Labor for July jobs. The Current Establishment Survey (CES), referred to as the “payroll report,” …
Compensate Victims of US Chemical Warfare in Vietnam
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam without sufficient remedial action by the US government. One of the most shameful legacies …