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A Wall Street Gambling Tax: The Remedy to Inequality
Taxing Wall Street speculation is a great way to raise whatever money might be needed to meet deficit targets.
New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama
By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu governmentu2019s carefully …
Government by the Banks, for the Banks: The ESM Coup D’Etat in Europe
On Friday, June 29th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel capitulated to changes to a permanent Eurozone bailout fundu2014u201cbefore the ink was dry,u201d as critics complained. Besides easing the conditions …
How Iran Might See the Threats
Hard-headed realism and outside-the-box thinking might be needed to avert another catastrophe in the Middle East, this time an Israeli attack on Iran and the unpredictable consequences. In that …
Fighting For the Soul of the Carpenter’s Union
All working people should pay attention to the egregious assault on union democracy happening in the Carpenters Union's Pacific North West Regional Council, which covers all the Carpenter's Locals …
Legacy of Honduran Coup Still Threatens Democracy in Latin America
It was three years ago that the Honduran military launched an assault on the home of President Mel Zelaya, kidnapped him, and flew him out of the country. …
Six Ways the Big Banks Are Getting Back-Door Bailouts
The country's biggest banks are happy to make their money from the same governments about which they love to whine.
Pelican Bay Prison: One Year Later, Policy Remains “Debrief or Die“
In the SHU, which comprises half of California's Pelican Bay State Prison, prisoners are locked into their cells for at least 22 hours a day. Over 500 people have …
Money, Power and Politics
When it is a question of the efficacy of money in politics and workers fail to put up a fight, money prevails.
Discredited Lie Detector Technology to Be Used on Intelligence Officials to Discourage Whistleblowing
The nationu2019s top intelligence official announced that the government is expanding its use of the polygraph to expose federal employees who leak classified information to the media.