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The Ivory Cage and the Ghosts of Academe: Labor and Struggle in the Edu-Factory
The energy dedicated to the university by students, staff and the public is harnessed to reproduce a hierarchical, commercialized, debt-driven institution.
Sweden Championed Gender Equality to Raise Birth Rates – and it Worked
In industrialized countries, especially the United States and countries in Europe, the birth rate has been consistently declining.
Abe Shinzo and the US-Japan Relationship in a Global Context
Victory for Abe Shinzo and his Liberal Democratic Party in two consecutive general elections opened the way for Japan to move closer to the policies of the United States …
The Politics of Pachamama: Natural Resource Extraction vs. Indigenous Rights and the Environment in Latin America
The environmental and social costs of extraction are still present, but with a different economic vision.
Corporate Tax Breaks: How Congress Rigs the Rules
This week, the House Ways and Means Committee is poised to demonstrate exactly how the rules are rigged.
Hand in Hand With US Government, Big Pharma Pushes for More Profits
Pharmaceutical companies, with the help of the US government, are now coercing countries to adopt more stringent intellectual property protection.
New Data Raise Further Doubt on Official View of August 21 Gas Attack in Syria
New information makes an attack by opposition forces far more plausible than first thought.
The Unreported Story of How the Haqqani Network Became America’s Greatest Enemy
In recent years, the US has waged an intense drone campaign against the Haqqanis in their North Waziristan stronghold. Today, the Haqqani network is a shadow of its former …
A Major Battle at the Human Rights Council Results in a Qualified Victory
UN civil society representatives won a significant victory in obtaining an international commission of inquiry into the genocide of the Tamils in Sri Lanka
Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions
South Carolina is a high-poverty state with a racially diverse population. And, like many comparable states across the Deep South, SC is a right to work state.