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New York City Landlords Flout Rent Limits, but Still Receive Lucrative Tax Breaks
Renters are being exploited under a housing program that will save developers $1 billion in property taxes.
A Pro-Prison Backlash in New York City
The shooting of an NYPD officer is being exploited to build opposition to Mayor de Blasio's mild criminal justice reforms.
Bush 41 Finally Speaks on Iraq War
A dozen years too late, President George W Bush has given voice to his doubts about rushing into the Iraq War, mainly blaming his advisors.
House Anti-Science Committee Attempts to Suppress Climate Change Studies
By harassing climatologists, a notorious group of congressmen renews its war against scientists.
Kissinger, the Bombardier: How Diplomacy by Air Power Became a US Tradition
Kissinger invokes today's endless, open-ended wars to justify his diplomacy by air power in Cambodia and elsewhere nearly half a century ago.
The Living Dead in Palestine and the Failure of International Humanitarian Intervention
The issue here is not only the extrajudicial executions but also the suspension of Palestinian victims' lives between two deaths: one physical and one symbolic.
The Republicans’ Manufactured Media War
The goal is to scare voters into thinking that the media are advancing a leftist agenda against Republicans.
Koch Brothers’ Higher Education Investments Advance Political Goals
Boost in school funding builds free-market “talent pipeline.”
The New York Times Practically Ignores Shocking Drone War Disclosures
Do the editors really believe that one major drone story every year or so is all that is required?
Restaurant Sales Now Surpass Grocery Sales – but Restaurant Workers Are Paid Peanuts
A new report sheds light on racial and gender segregation in the restaurant industry.