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Blackout: Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may dis Black America, but Black film creatives triumphed in 2013.
Five Criticisms of Obama’s NSA Speech
If the speech was designed to quell fears, it hasn't entirely worked.
Four Questionable Claims Obama Has Made on NSA Surveillance
Since the first disclosures based on documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, Obama has offered his own defenses of the programs. But not all of the president's …
Reaping What We Sow
If we truly seek better governance in the information age, we should strive to raise the level of education of our citizens, equipping Americans of all ages to be …
Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power
Historian of US surveillance practices, Alfred McCoy, points out that what the NSA has set up, despite the blowback it's now causing, is irresistible to Washington.
Martin Luther King Was a Radical, Not a Saint
The official US beatification of Martin Luther King has come at the heavy price of silence about his radical espousal of economic justice and anticolonialism.
Dean Baker | The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Warnings From NAFTA
Dean Baker: Big money is at stake here and the big boys intend to get a win with TPP. Logic, numbers, and evidence face an uphill battle.
And So They Fall – Unions and Workers
The goal has been to create a borderless world for goods and finance while building fences with razor wire to keep workers in place.
Solidarity Helped Me Keep Fighting, Says Released Hunger Striker Samer Issawi
The release of Samer Issawi on December 23, 2013 was a moment of joy that will linger in the memories of all who witnessed it.
Three Ways North Carolina Is Screwing Over Its Less Fortunate
What's the matter with North Carolina? Just a couple of weeks into 2014, the state has already taken some drastic, anti-progressive steps designed to harm its least fortunate citizens.