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Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal: Few Benefits, Many Questions
Why should the Obama administration spend any political capital on this deal?
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Shaker Aamer: Hostage to the Special Relationship
Guantanamo prisoner Shaker Aamer is a pawn in the power games of others.
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Talk Climate to Me
Florida Governor Rick Scott's henchmen punish staffers who utter the words “climate change.”
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Change in Israel Will Only Come From Outside Pressure
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's appeal to Israelis' worst racist instincts worked.
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Deep Dive: The White House’s New Memo on Drones and Privacy
Last month, President Obama released a presidential memorandum on the domestic use of drones by federal agencies.
Household Debt Is a National Crisis
It's time to stop blaming borrowers and instead hold predatory lenders accountable.
Howard Zinn, “Finishing School for Pickets” and Paula Giddings, “Learning Insubordination“
An excerpt from a 1960 Howard Zinn piece and Paula Giddings looking back on Zinn.
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Venezuela Wrongly Accused of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The alarmist language used to justify US sanctions against Venezuela suggest Barack Obama is trying to channel his inner Ronald Reagan.
Secretive and Seedy: How Aid Donors Are Opening the Agribusiness Flood Gates
When big agribusiness teams up with international aid organizations to corner the market on seeds, everyone loses.
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This Trade Deal Will Make You Sick
The TPP could spell bad news for global food systems.