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What’s Luck Got to Do With It? Everything, if You Are a Banking Whistleblower
“Successful” whistleblowing, where the protagonist actually manages to be heard in the media, is a matter of luck.
The Democrats’ Last Defense: Obama’s Pen
Ever since the November election, things haven't looked so good for liberals of the United States.
Home Care Worker Protections Thwarted in Court
The deeper political debate will continue over the role of the government in regulating the domestic work sector.
Syriza: From Radicalism to Pragmatism; the State of the Left in Greece
Syriza's leadership has begun a process of political and ideological transformation way ahead of the party's rise to power.
Nine LGBTQ Stories Big Media Ignored in 2014
Radical queer organizing was alive and well in the US in 2014; you just may not have heard about it in mainstream media.
The New Conquistadors Making Their Presence Felt at COP20 in Peru
Corporations causing social and environmental destruction in the Andes and Amazon are driving climate change, whilst enjoying influential seats at the climate-negotiating table.
Saudis Tell Shale Industry It Will Break Them, Plans to Keep Pumping Even at $20 a Barrel
The Saudis will keep pumping oil even as prices slide, and by implication, will force production cuts on others.
Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles
Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.
The Japanese State’s New Assault on the Victims of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A strategy to denigrate and discredit women who survived comfort station internment is underway in Japan.
Henry A. Giroux | Barbarians at the Gates: Authoritarianism and the Assault on Public Education
The emergence of larger social movements depends on public education maintaining its democratic sphere.