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Blackstone’s Tony James Touting What Looks Like Clinton’s Scheme to Gut Social Security
Hillary and Blackstone CEO Tony James are too adept to label these required savings accounts as a stealth replacement for Social Security.
The Worst Place on Earth: Death and Life in the Lost Town of Leer
Leer is no longer a town. It's a killing field, a place where human remains lie unburied and whose residents have long since fled.
World Food Prize Organizers Confiscate Press Credentials From Three Reporters
The idea that journalists must support the organizations they are reporting on is antithetical to the reporter's creed.
Texas Keeps Misleading Voters
It's clear that significant work is still needed to ensure that eligible voters in Texas and the US are not once again disenfranchised.
Henry A. Giroux | The United States’ War on Youth: From Schools to Debtors’ Prisons
US debtors' prisons have become dumping grounds for youth deemed disposable under neoliberalism.
Trump’s Record: Decades of Sexual Attacks and Blaming the Victims
Why is the mainstream media content with Trump's broad denial of the multiple sexual assault allegations against him?
A Battle Looms for Burlington Teachers
In Vermont, a battle is pitting teachers against a school board determined to drive through an austerity agenda.
Prop. 51 vs. a State-Owned Bank: How California Can Save $10 Billion on a $9 Billion Loan
There is a much cheaper way to fund this $9 billion school debt.
What BP’s Decision to Abandon the Great Australian Bight Says About the Future of Big Oil
Questions remain about BP's and its peers' growth-led and frontier-dependent business model.
What the Bankruptcy of White House Policy Means for Israelis and Palestinians
Washington has finally thrown in the towel on its long, tortured efforts to establish peace between Israel and the Palestinians.