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The Spread of Electronic Monitoring: No Quick Fix for Mass Incarceration
Electronic monitoring costs less than incarceration, but in the rush for a quick fix, we are overlooking key questions of human rights, private corrections company profiteering and potential threats …
Soft Edges, Hard Core: A Media Tilt to Israel in Gaza
A July 25 editorial by The New York Times shows how a reasonable and ostensibly balanced text can mask deeply biased pro-Israel sentiments.
Fact-Checking “Fact Check Argentina”
The Argentine government has floated the $15 billion figure as an estimate of how much the worst-case scenario could cost the country.
The Original Geo-Engineers: Or How to Save the Iconic West From the Cow
The new “nesters” understand that you cannot steer and control an ecosystem but you might be able to dance with one.
Southern Illinois Shows Solidarity with Gaza – Calls for Ceasefire, End to Siege
Abdallah waved a Palestinian flag on Friday, July 25, while people nearby held a banner reading End the Siege as cars headed west on Main Street witnessed the sea …
The Mystery of a Ukrainian Army “Defector“
What the Obama administration and most of the mainstream US news media have delivered so far is another example of information warfare, assembling a case to make an adversary …
You Can’t Taper a Ponzi Scheme: Time to Reboot
Despite the Dodd-Frank Act, the derivatives pyramid has continued to explode to a notional value now estimated to be as high as $2 quadrillion.
Wishful Thinking About Natural Gas: Why Fossil Fuels Can’t Solve the Problems Created by Fossil Fuels
The increased availability and decreased price of natural gas are likely to lead to an increase in US greenhouse gas emissions.
Why Are Campus Administrators Making So Much Money?
College and university administrators, unlike their faculty and students, are thriving.
The Corporate Takeover of “All Natural” Food
The hunger for profits has compromised food labeling.