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A Birth to Be Celebrated
A girl was born in Britain.
Xenophobia, Poverty and the Lies That Link Them: Dissecting the UKIP Support Base
With an election in England on Thursday, the UK Independence Party is gaining steam in the poorest regions with its anti-immigrant rhetoric.
For US Women, Inequality Takes Many Forms
The gender wage gap is a complex problem, and we'll need to address factors like race and region to solve it.
Driver’s License Suspensions: Another Obstacle Perpetuated by the Criminal Legal System
As courts increasingly struggle to address criminal justice debt, this analysis will prove even more potent.
Drive to Drill: Energy Lobbyists Behind Governors’ Crusade for Atlantic Oil
Instead of moving away from risky offshore oil, the US is now poised to expand exploration and drilling in vast new areas of the ocean.
Bolivia: 15 Years After the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse
Fifteen years ago this month the people of Cochabamba, Bolivia were victorious in their now-famous showdown with one of the most powerful multinational corporations in the world.
The Wars Come Home: A Five-Step Guide to the Police Repression of Protest
Thoroughly militarized, surveillance-heavy forces are bringing counterinsurgency thinking from Iraq and Afghanistan back to this country.
The APA Relied on the CIA for Ethical Guidance
The American Psychological Association turned to the CIA for guidance in developing ethics policies on psychologist involvement in interrogation operations.
Obama Bribes Abe to Support the TPP by Unleashing Japanese Military
Obama is giving George Bush the Second a run for his money as a candidate for Worst President in History. But the Japanese Diet may spare him by refusing …
Syria’s Nightmarish Narrative
With military and political help from Saudi Arabia and Israel, the nightmare scenario of an Al-Qaeda or Islamic State victory in Syria may be coming true.