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There Oughta Be a Law… Should Prison Really Be the US Way?
We are living in a country where the solution to just about any social problem is to create a law against it, and then punish those who break it.
How Much More Environmental Injustice Must Uniontown, Alabama, Bear?
I have observed with sadness the harmful effects, distress, and heartache Uniontown citizens have experienced since the establishment of Arrowhead Landfill.
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We Have All Won an Oligarchy and Lost a Democracy
The mainstream media is completely devoid of the kind of information a functional press is supposed to provide the citizens of a democratic republic.
George Santayana and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Writer and philosopher George Santayana said that those who don't remember history are the first to repeat it.
Populism Is the Solution to End Capitalist Destruction
A recycled political season that does not represent the interests of everyday people is one reason why populism is the answer.
Wells Fargo’s Predatory Practices Are More Than Petty Frauds
Senior banking executives must be held liable and prosecuted for the frauds that occur under their watch.
A Great Month for Impunity in US Courts
Rogue states require a rogue judiciary.
William Rivers Pitt | A Sad and Shabby Thing: Here Comes Debate #1
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
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When Migrant Women Marched in London
Remembering the “Strikers in Saris” 40 years later.
Wells Fargo Whistleblower: “They Are All Riding the Stagecoach to Hell“
It has been and continues to be an interesting week for Wells Fargo.