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Op-Ed
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The Conservative Death Panel
Millions of Americans are unable to afford life-saving health care, because Republicans would rather play politics than protect people's lives.
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A Weaponized Human Refuse Dump
People are not only poor, their poverty and suffering have literally been deemed crimes by the elite class of sociopaths running the place.
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Open Systems and Glass Ceilings: The Disappearing Woman and Life on the Internet
The Internet turns out to be a superb mechanism for consolidating money and power and control, even as it gives toys and minor voices to the rest of us.
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Hiding Profits in Slimy Offshore Wormholes
Caterpillar channeled 85 percent of its international parts profits into what amounts to a tax shelter.
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Comcast, Time Warner and Congress: Perfect Together
Yes, you might not be able to get decent cable service or a good Wi-Fi signal but when it comes to Congress, Comcast is quite the attentive suitor.
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Pass the Drone Strike Transparency Act
A bipartisan bill would require accurate reporting on the key figure of how many civilians are being killed in drone strikes so that an informed debate on the military …
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The Downside of Rapid Growth
Yes, rapid growth is good, but it doesn't solve all problems, even if you know how to make it happen, which you don't.
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The McCutcheon Decision Is Our Rallying Cry
While some still believe the United States is the greatest democracy on Earth, the US is actually a plutocracy, a government ruled by the wealthiest.
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Billionaires Score Big Win With McCutcheon Decision
The Supreme Court's majority ruled that a government of, by, and for the wealthy isn't corrupt.
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The United States Re-Balancing in East Asia
At a moment when the United States government hops up and down frantically every time North Korea launches a missile, a group of concerned individuals in policy gathered together …