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What the Court’s Harris v. Quinn Union Decision Means
The anti-union plaintiffs argued that the First Amendment means that people are free to choose who to associate themselves with.
Newspaper Comment Sections Become Cordoned-Off Hate Crime Scenes
The unexpected new locations for hate crime scenes in the 21st century appear to be the comments sections of the nation's leading newspapers, where calls to violence have become …
Pacific Missile Range Facility: Kauai’s Biggest Bang Is Out of Sight
A look at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai and what the increasing military presence in the Pacific means for Hawaii and the world.
Giant Corporations, Giant Failures
Despite GM's bankruptcy, US taxpayers permit and indeed subsidize continued operation by the same company bureaucracy.
Predatory Capitalism and the System’s Denial in the Face of Truth
Contemporary capitalism is characterized by a political economy which revolves around finance capital, is based on a savage form of free market fundamentalism.
Boys Will Be Boys: America’s Campus Rape Policy
Ultimately, when it comes to sexual violence, we must push for personal accountability, in the same manner that we do with other criminal offenses.
Repro Wrap: Here Comes the Fall-Out From the Supreme Court’s Reproductive Rights Rulings
It's been a massive seven days when it comes to reproductive rights in the courts.
The Cost of Texas’ “Miracle” Economy, Gag Orders and EPA Interference
Some of the best “Muck Reads” we read this week.
The US Re-Militarization of Central America and Mexico
In a letter sent to Obama and the region's other presidents last year, over 145 civil society organizations called out US policies that “promote militarization to address organized crime.”
Strong Job Growth Continues in June
Wage growth has been more rapid for production workers than their supervisors.