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TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations
Democratic values could be under threat if President Obama fast tracks the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Syrian Dissidents’ Peace Plan Met By Doubt in DC
The Obama administration appears to be moving in a different direction.
Living with No Future: Iraq, 10 Years Later
Dahr Jamail returned to Iraq before the recent 10th anniversary of the Bush administrationu2019s invasion and feels compelled to write a few grim words.
Hey Corporations, It’s Time to Stop Avoiding Taxes
Murray Worthy, Senior Campaigner at non profit War on Want, discusses the legacy of corporations and tax evasion.
The Future of Chocolate: Will it Turn GMO?
To peer into the future of chocolate is, in a sense, to juxtapose the familiar food item most people have a visceral emotional investment in and its exposed underside …
Machine Guns on the Vegas Strip? In Nevada, ALEC/NRA Bill Introduced to Stop Cities from Banning Machine Guns
New legislation out of Nevada introduces language that would protect the use of machine guns on the strip and in other public places.
Senate Unanimously Votes Against Cuts to Social Security: Media Don’t Notice
The battle over the chained CPI provides a great case study in the state of American democracy.
Drone Warfare is Neither Cheap, Nor Surgical, Nor Decisive: The Ever-Destructive Dreams of Air Power Enthusiasts
While many say drone warfare is the realization of the dreams of airpower enthusiasts, history might provide another understanding.
Where’s “The Revolution”?
It seems an appropriate time to consider how we got to this scary place, and how we can get out.
Gifted and Talented Schools are Segregation by Another Name
While African Americans and Latinos make up two-thirds of the children in the city's public elementary schools, they are barely a quarter of the students in the city's gifted …