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Government Debt and Deficits Are Not the Problem. Private Debt Is.
While political pundits point to the American people as the cause of the economic downturn, private corporate debt is really to blame.
It Can Happen Here: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors
Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks was not the desperate idea of a few Eurozone officials.
The “Harlem Shake” and the Western Illusion of Freedom
When five teenagers in Queensland, Australia uploaded a video of themselves dancing to a short excerpt of Baauer's song “Harlem Shake” it immediately went viral, garnering some 400 million …
Friend of the Court: How Anthony Lewis Influenced the Justices He Covered
Journalist Anthony Lewis, who has earned two Pulitzers for his work, has been in influential on and off the page when it comes to the Supreme Court.
American Anniversaries from Hell: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You By Tom Engelhardt
The anniversary of the invasion of Iraq reveals the damage we have inflicted on ourself over the past decade.
Free Trade and Unrestricted Capital Flow: How Billionaires Get Rich and Destroy the Rest of Us
The bottom line is simple: A u201cfree tradeu201d system is a regime in which capital always wins, everywhere.
Water for Fracking: How Much Does the Oil/Gas Industry Use?
During the contentious public Bay Delta Conservation Plan public meeting held in West Sacramento on March 20, Natural Resources Agency Deputy Director Jerry Meral twice evaded a question by …
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.