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Deliberate Deception in the US: Blaming Fannie and Freddie for Crisis
The Freddie Mac building in McLean, Virginia. The federal government took over the corporation, along with Fannie Mae, in 2008. (Photo: Andrew Councill For The New York Times). …
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There’s Hope for Republicans Yet
There is a full-blown debate going on in, of all places, the Republican Party about the failings of the governing, corporate-sponsored kleptocracy. Not so on the Democratic side. Spared …
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Why Now? What’s Next? Naomi Klein and Yotam Marom in Conversation About Occupy Wall Street
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park in New York, November 15, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) Naomi Klein: One …
In the Clearing Stands a Boxer: One Man’s Fight Against Fracking
What can an individual do to stand up against systemic injustice?
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Bill Moyers: Back With a New Series
Bill Moyers. (Photo courtesy of Moyers & Co) Dear Friends, You already may have heard that I'd be coming back in January with a new series on …
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Live From Guantánamo
This entry was written by Center for Constitutional Rights Senior Staff Attorney, Wells Dixon, who is currently in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba visiting one of his clients.
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Recovering From Authoritarian Simpatico Syndrome (ASS): “Because the Cops Don’t Need You and Man They Expect the Same“
Witnessing the acts and utterances of Republican presidential candidates can be regarded as a helpful psychological exercise, a type of “exposure therapy” involving the development of methods used to …
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Do We Live in a Meaningless Universe?
Western civilization could be considered a grand experiment, culminating in the three-plus centuries of the industrial revolution, to see if the universe could be accounted for without resorting to …
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In 2012, the Real Conversation Will Be in the Occupations, While Corporate Candidates Have a False Conversation
The Occupy Movement that developed in 2011 profoundly shook the foundation of the 1%. Almost instantly a new form of political power was created, all truly grown from …
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Deciphering Japan’s “Safe Haven” Status
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times) In the Dec. 30 issue of The Financial Times, the journalist Alice Ross notes the strength of the …