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“Humanitarian Emergency” Does Not Suspend the Constitution on War Powers
Obama failed to clearly explain why his decision to order airstrikes in Iraq without Congressional authorization is Constitutional and legal.
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Inside Our Profoundly Unequal “New Normal“
Wealth's current tilt to the top sometimes seems almost eternal. But can our economy “self-correct”? A provocative new paper out of the developed world's official research agency contemplates our …
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Richard Nixon: Honk If You Think He Was Guilty
Michael Winship reflects on the anniversary of the Watergate scandal.
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Lessons From Social Movements: Six Notes on the Radical Imagination
The imagination can be the catalyst for collective liberation, but only if we embrace radical ideas and practices, and open ourselves to the possibility that our world could be …
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What Does the Census Count; What Should It Count?
One American's multifaceted identity leads to a consideration of what the US census actually counts - and what it should.
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Regenerative Agriculture: Sowing Health, Sustainability and Climate Stability
Destruction of land and soil by poor farming isn't inevitable.
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On Heroes and Preachers: Gaza’s New Resistance Paradigm
Now that Israelu2019s latest war u2013 so-called Operation Protective Edge u2013 has surpassed Cast Lead, in terms of duration, causalities, level of destruction, but also the sheer horrendousness of …
We Won’t Forget Wisconsin
A new film called Wisconsin Rising is screening around the country, the subject, of course, being the activism surrounding the mass occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011.
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From “The New Economy” to the Cooperative Commonwealth
“The cooperative commonwealth” is a form of economic and political organization with positive resonance and a long history in the United States.
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One Little Piggy Had Birth Defects: Is Monsanto’s Roundup to Blame?
Monsanto's Roundup causes birth defects and is now associated with a dizzying array of chronic health problems. Should it be taken off the market?