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No Time for Pipeline
“Future generations call us to say no to the Keystone XL pipeline,” writes Nathaniel Batchelder.
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It’s Time to Invest in a 21st Century Power System
America's power system is too vulnerable to meet modern challenges – a harsh reality underscored by Hurricane Sandy, which left 8.1 million people in the dark for extended periods. …
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Policy in a Garbage Can and Other Treasures of Our Republic
We as a society must divest ourselves of the illusion that policymaking is a rational endeavor. As we move to create a better world, as we seek social justice …
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Human Evolution Is Right on Schedule
Modern capitalism, the current and penultimate stage of class society under which we all live, is not an evolutionary aberration, failed experiment, or disastrous blunder. Humanity is not derailed …
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Ten Commandments School Display Controversy Evokes Longstanding Battle
A public high school in Muldrow, Oklahoma, recently decided to remove plaques of the Ten Commandments from its classrooms [1] after an atheist student urged the Freedom From Religion …
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Oh, the Humanities! Kev, Go Ahead, Sell the Van Goghs
A week ago, many of you thought Detroit needed an emergency manager. You said, on Twitter and at dinner, that it was “about time someone fixed Detroit.” You haven't …
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Ruinous Policies Plunge Portugal into Despair
Paul Krugman: How can it possibly make sense to condemn vast numbers of willing workers to unemployment?
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Henry A. Giroux | In the Dead Zone of Capitalism: Lessons on the Violence of Inequality from Chicago
Rahm Emanuelu2019s actions in Chicago also mimic neoliberal policies that are playing out in other cities across the US.
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The Moral Imperative of Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning can be seen as a classic prophet in the Abrahamic tradition.
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Afghanistan: Is It Really the End Game?
There is no need for a chaos-engulfed finale to the Afghan War, no reason to continue the bloodshed.