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Op-Ed
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Fracking Industry’s Aubrey McClendon: A Requiem for a Wrecking Ball
Fracking pioneer Aubrey McClendon epitomized the oil and gas industry's destructive nature.
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Growing, Growing, Gone: Transforming the Global Economy Before It’s Too Late
If the rules of the growth-oriented system are to be changed, we cannot expect the system to autocorrect. We must change it.
A Key Component of US Fascism Is Already in Place
The working ingredients of fascism are already there in our increasingly consolidated and monopolized economy.
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The 13th Amendment Exclusion Clause: Slavery by Any Name
The 13th Amendment banned slavery in America. But it added an exclusion clause: Slavery would be allowed as punishment for a crime.
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The Democratic Party’s Mitosis
Voters face a choice in the Democratic Primary that could be deeply significant both in terms of the long-term direction of the party.
Please Clap: The Bush Dynasty Has Been Broken
What happens to your fist when you open your hand? It disappears.
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Why Peace People Should Care About Money in Politics
How is money stealing center stage in the upcoming elections?
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No Ordinary Election Year: Crisis, Collapse and Public Imagination
In this bizarre and unsettling presidential primary season, everybody is getting on everyone else's last nerve.
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Dear Bernie: Please Go Prophesy at AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference is in Washington, March 20-22. All presidential candidates are invited.
Why Chimpanzee-Testing in Medicine Had to End
Medical funding was being wasted, treatments were not moving forward and sometimes patients were dying.