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Europe’s Border Policy Is Designed to Push Refugees Into the Sea
As the Mediterranean Sea becomes a graveyard for refugees, itu2019s more apparent than ever that Europe has learned all the wrong lessons from one of the darkest chapters in …
Maiming the IRS: What Are Those Wily Republicans Up to Now?
This whole IRS debacle has the stink of a set-up. While the IRS seems like the victim, the GOP's long game condemns us all.
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Fifty-Seven Percent of Republicans Want to Undo the American Revolution
The US was founded as, and thus hopefully always will be, a secular nation.
William Rivers Pitt | Trading Paradise for a Pipeline
William Rivers Pitt gives a personal account of how a proposed pipeline would affect his New Hampshire community.
Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones and “Collateral Damage“
In the twenty-first-century world of drone warfare, one question with two aspects reigns supreme: Who counts?
Celebrating the Flash Crash With a Wall Street Sales Tax
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the flash crash. There was no event in the world that triggered the plunge.
Will Climate Change Be a Factor in the 2016 Election?
Local governments are leading the charge on climate resilience, but whether the issue will be front and center in 2016 remains to be seen.
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Populism 2015: Construction Crew for Democracy
For anyone dispirited by the malaise of powerlessness or disgusted by the dysfunction of mainstream politics, the Populism2015 conference was a hopeful sign that in every part of the …
Coal’s Collateral Damage
The industry is still wrecking the Appalachians as it withers.
Basic Income and the Anti-Slavery Movement
Unconditional basic income is not only feasible, but it also has more emancipatory potential than any other single policy.