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Today’s Egypt in a Song: Rima Is Back to Her Old Ways
In Egypt, there is a new catchy tune circulating in social media pages.
The Social Value of Finance
What is missing, Rahman argues, is any actual consideration of the social value of finance in general and financial innovation in particular.
Thomas Friedman Escaped and Is Writing About Economics Again
Thomas Friedman is loose in Silicon Valley, the economic hub best known for colluding to rip off its workers.
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Jesse Jackson, 1984: A Transformative Campaign
As a result of Jackson's 1984 campaign, Arab Americans were provided a first-ever opportunity to organize and become established as a national constituency.
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The History of Surveillance and the Black Community
The NSA revelations show the urgent need to reform the laws governing surveillance and to rein in the intelligence community.
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When a University Hospital Backs a Surgical Robot, Controversy Ensues
Flipping through the New York Times magazine a few Sundays ago, former hospital executive Paul Levy was taken aback by a full-page ad for the da Vinci robot.
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Eugene Robinson | Gridlock’s Growing Victims
In an election year, there are always winners and losers. Rarely, however, are there so many victims.
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Chris Hedges | Our Sinister Dual State
Chris Hedges: Those who wield unchecked power over the citizenry live in “the prerogative state,” and the masses trapped in their totalitarian structure live in “the normative state.”
Drone Killing the Fifth Amendment: How to Build a Post-Constitutional America One Death at a Time
Supposedly, the one thing that's held up sending in the drones is the administration's desire to make sure the kill is “legal.”
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Prison Phone Company Whines, “WE MISS YOU!“
Giant, money-sucking phone companies are only one symptom of the monolithic prison-industrial complex that rules this country. But they're a potent one.