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Entrapped! Confessions of a Violent Consumerist
It is past time to wash our hands of these inscribed behaviors, reduce the damage being done in our wake, and start to clean up our collective act.
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A New Role for the International Labor Organization in the World Economy
The Troika – the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission, and the IMF – is dragging Europe into its second recessionin three years. The ECB by itself has the ability to end this crisis, …
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War at What Cost? A Veteran Perspective
This coming fiscal year, the United States is set to spend more than $640 billion dollars on the Pentagon and war, accounting for more than 60 percent of federal …
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Amazon Indians Can Be Saved
May 2012 marks the twentieth birthday of Brazil’s Yanomami Park. It’s the largest area of protected rainforest in the world; it’s also the best reply to critics who say …
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Why Bain Questions Matter
Washington - Who are the dastardly enemies of free enterprise who decided to make an issue of Mitt Romney's tenure at the private-equity firm Bain Capital? Er, those would …
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Redefining the Arab Spring: Is Chaos Overtaking Revolution?
The age of revolutionary romance is over. Various Arab countries are now facing hard truths. Millions of Arabs merely want to live with a semblance of dignity, free from …
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Obama Has to Explain Why Fairness Is Essential to Growth (and Why Some Democrats Have to Stop Believing Otherwise)
The Cory Booker imbroglio has ignited a silly but potentially pernicious debate in the Democratic Party between so-called “pro-growth centrists” who want the President to focus on how well …
David Barton’s Latest Lunacy: “I’ve Decided That Mikey Weinstein Is Now the New Secretary of the Air Force”
We at the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) are used to baseless, slanderous attacks. As the sole organization looking out for the constitutionally guaranteed civil rights of armed service …
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Securing the Nation’s Power Grid
To avert future costly blackouts, the United States must modernize its energy system.
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A New Role for the ILO in the World Economy
Poised to elect a new director general, the International Labor Organization needs to challenge the pro-austerity consensus.