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Chris Hedges | Fighting the Militarized State
The obliteration of the right to due process and a fair hearing in a court of law, along with the mass surveillance that has abolished our right to privacy, …
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The Tax Code in Action: Charity Starts at the Top
Dean Baker: There is nothing natural about the government giving tax exempt status to big money non-profits.
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More Proof Corporate Tax Cuts Have Done More Harm Than Good
The taxes paid by corporations today are near record lows as a percentage of the United States' total tax bill, even as they are recording massive profits.
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A Tortured Twist on Ethics
Why isn't the American Psychological Association pursuing ethics charges against psychologist John Leso for abuses he helped carry out at the Guantanamo prison?
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Brown Is the New Black
Fashions come and go. And this year, across the broad swath of Eurasia, fascism is in.
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A Panicked Press Turns Economics Into a Morality Play
The ever-changing reasons for a never-changing policy suggest that we aren't really talking about policy analysis.
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The Debate: Independence or Partisanship
The relationship between the Democratic Party and people working for change may result in getting the progressive agenda onto the political agenda.
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How a 12-Year-Old Homeless Girl Helped More Than 400 Children Find Safer Shelter
After more than a decade of repeated citations for deplorable conditions at New York City homeless shelters, more than 400 children and their families are being moved from the …
Stuck in the Bluff: The Controversy of Needle Exchange Programs
With hundreds of programs across the US and throughout the world, some states still view distributing needles as illegal.
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A Transparent Shame: Why Isn’t This Watergate II?
A select Senate committee is charged with overseeing CIA skullduggery to insure, among other things, that it stays within the stretched confines of the Constitution. The CIA …