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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 …
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When Diplomacy With Iran Was Not Only Legal, but Painless
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to pass — with only six nays — the Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011. At the Hill's Congress Blog, Jamir Abdi …
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Capitalism in Crisis: The Code That Forms a Bar to Harmony
Greedy bankers, overpaid executives, anaemic growth, stubbornly high unemployment – these are just a few of the things that have lately driven protesters on to the streets and caused …
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Is Medical Care a Good Business?
For the past several decades, America has been experimenting with applying the principles of business to our health care system. Many believed that by unleashing the power of markets, …
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Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt
Dear Tea Party Movement, For the last few months, the world has been fascinated by your frenzied search for a presidential candidate who is not Mitt Romney. …