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From 9/11 to 9/12: The Onset of Neoliberalism in Turkey, 32 Years On
The Turkish coup opened the way for privatization and the consolidation of education.
Election Countdown 2012: Chicago Strike Places Obama Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and More
With both campaign conventions done and poll results now in, check out the Election Countdown for the latest stories from all over the nation.
German Court Backs Euro Rescue Fund
New ruling in Germany attempts to master the debt crisis that has affected the continent for years and endangered its common currency.
Democracy Takes a Hit: An Analysis
On Wednesday the 5th of September, 2012, in the middle of the Democratic Party convention, U.S. democracy took a big hit. Essentially the convention managers rigged a vote in …
The Persecution of John Kiriakou: Torture and the Myth of Never Again
How many other people with vital information are simply scared, watching what is happening to John Kiriakou and thinking: not me, I'm not sticking my neck out to see …
Eleven Years Later, We Are Still at War
The War on Terror exploits the tragedy of September 11 for the benefit of a very few.
Bush White House Was Deaf Before the 9-11 Storm
The administrationu2019s reaction to what Mr. Bush was told in the weeks before that infamous briefing reflected significantly more negligence than has been disclosed.
Voter Suppression: The Unraveling of American Democracy
Although the Republican effort is not exactly a secret, few Americans are discussing it with the urgency it deserves.
What Voting Can Look Like
In Canada, they use hand-marked paper ballots, hand counted in public. Among other things, that process means that we can actually be sure who won.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Drone Strikes on People With AIDS?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership's provisions, aimed at creating stronger and longer monopolies and making it more difficult to use legal tools to promote access to generics, could cut off access …