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The Importance of Social Consciousness in an Age of Declining Democracy
It is easy to ignore social problems and the welfare of others when the primary concern is one's own personal happiness.
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Shareholders, Managers and Capitalism
Earlier this month I wrote another “Medium” article about whether or not directors have a so-called fiduciary duty to maximize profits. The answer is no.
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How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: A Statement by French Social Scientists of Arab and African Origin Following the Paris Attacks
The conditions that made the political violence of January 2015 possible are multiple. The analyses of social scientists deserve more attention from political leaders.
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White People for Black Lives
I live in this moment as a white person who deeply believes in and who grew up in the Civil Rights Movement, when my family's lives and I were …
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State of the Union 2015: Lethal, Predatory, Delusional
The modern State of the Union address is designed to showcase the transparency of US governance, with all three branches of the American State scrunched together in the space …
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The Ghastly, Remotely Piloted, Robotic Reaper Drone
Despite the propaganda in mainstream media, drones are not deployed in a “war on terror.” Weaponized drones are terror.
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Why Rand Paul Is Wrong About Social Security Disability
The Republican Congress decided to make overhauling the Social Security disability program one of its first orders of business.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Sink the Middle Class
Two decades of free trade deals have eviscerated the middle class and bloodied the “American dream.”
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Why Campaign Finance Reform Is the First Issue That We Must Address
Surely we can agree that our country should no longer be bought and sold by moneyed interests at the expense of everyone else.
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The Next Big Progressive Battle: A Living Wage
The minimum wage shouldn't force workers to live in poverty.