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Wall Street Bonuses: Still Sky-High
We could raise wages for millions of workers to $15 an hour, using the bonus money from Wall Street, and still have plenty of money leftover.
The Politicization of Black Deaths on the Campaign Trail
The bodies of Black people taken away by state violence have increasingly become politicized by those seeking state power.
The Indisputable Role of Credit Ratings Agencies in the 2008 Collapse, and Why Nothing Has Changed
The role of credit ratings agencies during the financial crisis, and today, remains highly criticized and mostly unaccountable.
Human Rights Hypocrisy: US Criticizes Cuba
President Obama should close Guantanamo and return it to Cuba.
Nuclear Waste Creates Casualties of War in Missouri
Radioactive waste from the nation's atomic past could be connected to the high number of cancers in North St. Louis County.
King Approved as Education Secretary, Despite Declining to Help Student Loan Fraud Victims
Although not finalized, the new framework already aims to exclude many defrauded borrowers.
How to Fight Poverty Through Full Employment
Even if we accept that full employment is especially important for the most disadvantaged groups, there is still the question of how we get there.
Activists in Central America Fear for Their Lives in Wake of Assassinations
The assassination of a prominent environmental activist in Honduras presents a troubling message to movements in the region.
Across Latin America, Governments Criminalize Social Movements to Silence Dissent
The story of criminalization reflects the lengths that the Guatemalan government will go to guarantee that leaders remain in prison.
Five Unanswered Foreign Policy Questions in the 2016 Presidential Race
The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign.