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Mass Surveillance and “Smart Totalitarianism“
Under neoliberalism, state and corporate power have fused, using technology to transform private life into a system of total domination.
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Staples Removed: How Postal Workers Defeated a Privatization Scheme
The Postal Workers that the Postal Service will terminate its deal with Staples, closing down the 540 “mini-post offices” inside stores.
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Seeding the Future Against Destructive Neoliberal Capitalism
Amid the rubble of neoliberal economics, two powerful new civic movements in Mexico offer a future of radical hope.
Mystery Surrounds Guantánamo Detainee’s “Suicide“
Why did key evidence concerning the alleged “suicide” of Guantanamo detainee Al Hanashi go missing?
To Save Main Street, Tax Wall Street
Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans is drying up our heartland communities and squelching opportunities for our young people.
“Trump Wants to Take an Axe to the Regulatory State”: Amit Narang on the Anti-Regulation Rule
As with many of his other orders, the intent of Donald Trump's executive order on regulations is unclear.
The White House’s War on Science Goes Far Beyond Typical Restrictions
CounterSpin interview with Andrew Rosenberg on Trump's hostility to science.
Economic Update: Immigration and the Economy
This episode discusses a stock market bounce, and more.
Undocumented Mother in Sanctuary in Denver Church: I’ve Paid Taxes for 20 Years, Why Hasn’t Trump?
Jeanette Vizguerra is an immigrant mother of four children who has taken refuge in a church.
Does New Labor Secretary Nominee Alex Acosta Have the Perfect Résumé to Sabotage a Federal Agency?
Trump has named longtime Republican lawyer Alex Acosta to be his new nominee to head the Labor Department.