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The Ideal American Society
Accomplishing all of the goals proposed here may seem impossible to achieve, but as Americans increasingly see how to maximize democracy, create tribal neighborhood school districts and a tangible …
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New GMO Poised for Approval Despite Public Outcry
Millions of Americans and farmers don't want GMOs. Apparently, USDA doesn't care.
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Calling the Troops “Heroes” Is a Lie That Puts Them – and Democracy – in Danger
Despite an overwhelming post-9/11 cultural consensus, serving in the military does not automatically make anyone a hero.
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How Did the Suburbs Become the Zip Code From Hell?
Hard times have found a new neighborhood - in the suburbs.
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Why the US Chamber of Commerce Is Wrong on Citizens United
By a large margin Americans of all political persuasions object to the notions that money is speech and corporations have the rights of citizens.
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William Rivers Pitt | To Know the Darkness and the Light
On the heels of Robin Williams' death, William Rivers Pitt ruminates on living with bipolar depression.
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Solar Power Gets Hot, Hot, Hot
It's hard to rig the rules against increasingly competitive green energy options.
Gaza Blockade Hangs Fire in Cairo: Where Is the Antiwar Left?
What would be worse than the killing of innocents that has happened so far in Gaza? Doing nothing to stop the same killing of innocents in the future.
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Ten Theses on the Far Right in Europe
Michael Lowy explores the current and alarming force of Xenophobia - the fear of “strange and foreign” identities in Europe.
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War Always Comes Home
The scenes coming out of Ferguson illustrate the stupidity of war and the stupidity of our corrupt political system putting weapons of war on our streets, just to pad …