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Can Union Co-ops Help Save Democracy?
A new wave of cooperatives is emerging in the US, and a big part of the inspiration is coming from what might seem an unlikely source: the United Steelworkers …
An Autogestión Alternative to Austerity: Occupy, Resist, Produce!
Austerity policies continue to deliver pain to populations the world over, but shifts toward democratic self-direction deliver much-needed hope.
If They Can Lie About NSA/Snowden, They Can Lie About Syria and Iran
Regardless of what one thinks about NSA head Eric Clapper as an individual, if he can lie to Congress without consequence, we're in big trouble in terms of democracy …
Guantanamo and Permanent War: The View From Camp X-Ray
If there's anything that serves as an appropriate metaphor for American permanent war, it's Camp X-Ray.
The State of Dissent in America: Flex Your Rights
The security state and legislators are chipping away at our First Amendment rights more than ever before.
Five “High-Value” Guantanamo Detainees Improperly Presumed Guilty
Everyone charged with a crime under US law is to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. But June pre-trial hearings in the cases of five men charged …
Shelby County: Congress Must Check and Balance the Roberts 5’s Legislation from the Bench
The Roberts 5 richly deserve the label of Ku Klux Kourt that Greg Palast [“Ku Klux Kourt Kills King's Dream Law, Replaces Voting Rights Act With Katherine Harris Acts”] …
Austerity Blitz: Eurozone Notes From Beyond the Grave
Tough austerity measures imposed by the EU without any consideration for the damage such policies inflict on human lives and the social fabric of societies in general have generated …
The Dictionary of the Global War on You
Unfortunately, the language we use to describe the world of the national security state is still largely stuck in the pre-9/11 era.
Keystone Academy: Where Legislators Learn the Etiquette of Serving Special Interests
In 2012, US state legislators went to