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Why Debates Over the Fed’s Interest Rate Miss the Point
The structure of our economy - not the Fed and its interest rates - is to blame for our ongoing crises. Worker co-ops may offer a solution.
Henry A. Giroux | The Curse of Totalitarianism and the Challenge of Critical Pedagogy
Critical pedagogy is much more than a set of teaching strategies. It may be our greatest defense against totalitarianism.
LGBT “Pods” Won’t Keep Trans and Queer People in Immigration Detention Safe
The only way for LGBTQI immigrants to be safe is for them to be released from immigration detention.
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Highlights Fracking’s Threat to Human Rights
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on the human rights impacts of fracking will put extreme energy on trial in the US and UK.
Guantánamo’s Refugee Dilemma
The US must ensure that former Guantanamo prisoners, after years of detention without charge or trial, do not face further persecution upon release.
Charlotte Police Consider “Safety Zones” Where People With Past Arrests Can’t Enter
“Public safety zones” will be city areas where people with past arrests would be prohibited from entering.
House Bill on Medicaid Providers Would Limit Beneficiaries’ Access to Care
Limiting access to Planned Parenthood would likely increase unplanned pregnancies and raise state costs.
Los Angeles’ 1% Disrupted Democracy and Dismantled the Public School System
Nearly 1000 marched against the “philanthrocapitalist's” plan for unregulated charter schools.
A Spoiled Deal: How a Dispute Over Dairy Helped Sidetrack the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A deal-breaker for negotiaters during Hawaii talks on the TPP seems to have been dairy products.
Will Mitch McConnell Be Resigning Next?
Politicos see John Boehner's resignation as a means of saving face, politically. Is Mitch McConnell next on the chopping block?