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The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Failures of Actually Existing Economic Systems
What so-called ‘freedoms’ were achieved with the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Western States Petroleum Association Spent $4 Million Lobbying This Summer
Besides fighting California's clean air laws, massive oil industry opposition resulted in the defeat of a bill to protect a marine protected area in Southern California from oil drilling.
The Results Were Skewed Toward Republicans: A Response to Nate Silver
How are pre-election polls so wrong once the election results are in?
Crime, Justice, Money, Politics: A Brew That Corrodes the Rule of Law
Judges everywhere must not merely avoid partiality they must avoid the appearance of impartiality.
Call This Election What It Was: A Fossil Fuel Coup
The 2014 election was an illegal seizure of power enabled by forces within government itself.
Parliament Election in Ukraine Confirms Right-Wing Government and Its Civil War Course
The recent elections in Ukraine confirmed right extremists in power positions.
Military Personnel Trained by the CIA Used Napalm Against Indigenous People in Brazil
The Brazilian government is investigating the deaths and abuses suffered by Indigenous peoples during military dictatorship.
Congress Utilizes Myth of “Human Shields” to Justify War Crimes
No Gaza eyewitnesses found evidence of Hamas using human shields during the last conflict.
Aging Brains Aren’t Necessarily Declining Brains
Using cognitive neuroscience methods to study aging has unexpectedly revealed that, contrary to previous thought, aging brains remain somewhat malleable and plastic.
Peekaboo, I See You: Government Authority Intended for Terrorism Is Used for Other Purposes
Yet again, terrorism concerns appear to be trampling our civil liberties.