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Will China-Japan-US Tensions in the Pacific Ignite a Conflict and Sink the Global Economy?
Conditions are deteriorating in the western Pacific.
How a Government Report Spread a Questionable Claim About Iran
New reports about Iran's growing political power might not be coming from the credible sources that you think.
Minimum Wage Hikes Do Not Cause Inflation
Contrary to what conservative economists believe, Jeannette Wicks-Lim argues, a raise in minimum wage does not impact inflation or the overall cost of living in America.
Team Obama Mastered the Science of Mass Persuasion – And Won
Each person got a score, and the scores drove the army of Obama volunteers' every move.
What Are ‘Peacekeepers’ Doing in a Haitian Industrial Park?
Thousands of Haitians may be inside the complexu2019s 47 buildings hurriedly stitching tens of thousands of T-shirts for the North American market, but the wide, tree-lined streets between the …
If Right-Wing Violence is Up 400%, Why is the FBI Targeting Environmentalists?
I think itu2019s clearly time for Congress to demand accountability, oversight, and an overhaul of the FBIu2019s domestic terrorism priorities.
At Obama’s Second Inauguration, How Emancipated Are We Really?
During Obama's re-inauguration, Americans celebrate other key anniversaries. But the promised land remains elusive.
Aaron Swartz, Financial Fraud, and the Justice Department
The Justice Department apparently wanted to send a message with its decision to prosecute Swartz while ignoring the financial fraud that fueled the housing bubble. It certainly did.
Waking Up in Tehran
If we cannot learn from our own history or this kind of common sense, let us learn from Mossadegh. War is not a solution.
A Response to Time Magazine: Young People are Not Fragmenting the Pro-Choice Movement
If anything is strengthening the pro-choice and reproductive justice movements, it's the people, regardless of age, who are working outside the traditional power structures.