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Europe’s Austerity Measures May Guarantee Recession
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) European leaders earlier this month announced a plan that, on the face of it, was pure nonsense. …

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Occupy the Corporation (2)
An Occupy Los Angeles protester at the camp outside City Hall in Los Angeles, November 30, 2011. (Photo: Ted Soqui /- The New York Times) Imagine a …

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With the Long Revolution Underway, We Need to Think Big
On November 30, two million British workers walked off the job. High inflation, cuts to social services and a protracted period of wage stagnation will see the spending power …

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Welcome to Your Future
You find yourself sitting at a big conference table in one of those trying-to-be-classy corporate hotel meeting rooms. There is a pad and pen in front of you. …

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Occupy Chanukah and Christmas
Chanukah was the first recorded national liberation struggle against Greek imperialism, and Christmas celebrates the birth of a hoped-for messiah to free the Jewish people from Roman imperialism. …

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Dante’s Divine Comedy: Banksters Edition
Sixty Minutes’ December 11, 2011 interview of President Obama included a claim by Obama that, unfortunately, did not lead the interviewer to ask the obvious, essential follow-up questions.

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George Monbiot: This Bastardised Libertarianism Makes “Freedom” an Instrument of Oppression
Freedom: who could object? Yet this word is now used to justify a thousand forms of exploitation. Throughout the rightwing press and blogosphere, among thinktanks and governments, the word …

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The Defining Issue: Not Government’s Size, but Who It’s For
The defining political issue of 2012 won’t be the government’s size. It will be who government is for. Americans have never much liked government. After all, …

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Why We All Need to Experience Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street protesters, along with union workers, stage a demonstration on the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York, Nov. 17, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / …

Why Faculty Should Join Occupy Movement Protesters on College Campuses
Too many academics for too long have turned their backs on addressing important social issues.