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The Case for a “Jazz Revolution” Against Corporate Capitalism
Bottom up? Top down? Improvisation is the key to a middle way.
Paul Krugman | Europe’s Next Bad Idea: Bring in the Technocrats
What Europe calls technocrats aren't people who know how the world works.
Texas Governor Champions the Rights of Fringe Constituents
Jade Helm is an eight week military exercise across six states, but many conspiracy theorists argue a federal takeover.
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Skyrocketing CEO Pay Is Bad for Our Economy
Skyrocketing CEO pay is not just an ethical problem, but it's also simply bad economics.
Requiem for the Home Front: A Cheer for Irma the Caricaturist
“Other than memories and the random things my mother told me, I know so much less than I would like to about her,” Engelhardt writes of his late mother.
Would “President” Scott Walker Ask Congress for Authorization Before He Bombed Iran?
Walker has previously said that he would undo an Iran deal on the first day of his presidency, regardless of what our allies have to say about it.
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Why Exactly Is the US at War in Yemen?
Supporting Saudi attacks on Yemen is a way for the US to show the Saudis that Iran is still a mutual adversary.
Dean Baker | Wolfgang Schäuble, the Hero of the Greek Austerity Crisis?
Schauble argued that a departure from the euro zone would have facilitated a restructuring of Greek debt.
Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine: Steadfastness, Creativity and Hope
Images of Bil'in's creative resistance have spread across the world, capturing attention of international journalists.
Syriza’s Hapless and Sad Betrayal of Hope Follows Long Greek Left Tradition
The first leftist government in Greek history continues the long tradition of Greek left betrayal.