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Education Profiteering: Wall Street’s Next Big Thing?
Wall Street's involvement in the charter school movement is presented as an act of philanthropy, but it's really about greed.
Why Biden Won
The vice presidential debate was a contest between a genuine political veteran and a wooden marionette.
FAIR TV: Chavez vs. Corporate Media, Greening Fracking, NYT’s Mideast Time Machine
FAIR TV takes a look at how the U.S. media handled the Venezuelan election, how the Washington Post
Sunrise and Sunset in Afghanistan
Young people in Afghanistan are not oblivious to the shortcomings of their government, or their educational and political systems. On the contrary, they are all-too aware of the corruption …
The National Debt and Our Children: How Dumb Does Washington Think We Are?
And the corporate media reporters covering the campaign are no help, either.
Can We Make the International Monetary Fund More Democratic?
That the Annual Meetings of 2012 will probably make little progress towards an agreed formula should be considered an opportunity to rethink it from the beginning.
Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate?
Today, the mental health profession has gone beyond behavioral technologies of control.
For Obama, Upside of Lackluster Debate: Less Ammo for the Super PAC Firing Squad
President Barack Obama's uninspired performance at the first presidential debate has led to a drop in his poll ratings, but one advantage was that it provided little fodder for …
Is BofA’s Foreclosure Review Really Independent? You Be the Judge
The so-called “Independent Foreclosure Review,” completed to evaluate millions of foreclosure cases and compensate homeowners who fell victim to the banks' flawed or illegal practices , may not be …
Contrasting Elections: Venezuela and the US
U.S. workers and those who are unemployed are frequently told that the current presidential elections are among the most important in this countryu2019s history.