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Op-Ed
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The Moneyed Are Rarely Modest
“A lot of our economic growth has simply been wasted, doing nothing but accelerating the pace of the upper-income rat race.”
Another World Emerging? Well, Maybe.
The possibilities for a new kind of economy.
The Fight Against “Ecological Amnesia” After the People’s Climate March
What does climate action look like?
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Don’t Thank a Veteran, Honour a Soldier’s Heart
What would happen if instead of thanking veterans, civilians asked questions and listened carefully to their voices?
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United States’ H-Bomb Addiction Running to Trillions
In 2009, Mr. Obama promised to pursue a “world without nuclear weapons,” but that was then.
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Applying to College With a Criminal Record
Colleges are staging areas for economic success and personal prosperity. They should not create new barriers to entry.
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Care for Child Refugees
As indigenous peoples flee persecution in Central America, they should be treated as the refugees they are - with a right to asylum in the United States.
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Paul Krugman | Conservatives Revive the Canadian Fantasy
Conservatives have fallen in love with an imaginary Canada, whose history and current reality is nothing like the real place.
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Guatemalan Government, Canadian Mining Industry Responsible for Violent Conflicts
The Guatemalan government is fueling the fires of conflict by failing to consult local communities before awarding mining licences to companies.
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An Appeal From Okinawa to the US Congress
The fact that the governments of Japan and the United States should be committed to a project against the wishes of “most” of the people of Okinawa should in …