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Global Opposition Is Mounting Against the Latest Environmental Abuse – Deep Sea Mining
The world's first-ever commercial deep sea mining project is due to start in under two years.
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US Deports Fewer People in 2015 – by Outsourcing to Mexico
The United States government is arresting and deporting fewer immigrants by paying others to do the dirty work instead.
Undercovered in 2015: The Link Between Deportation and Incarceration, and More
What did the mainstream media ignore this year? Reporters, editors and bloggers highlight stories that didn't get nearly enough attention.
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Paul Krugman | Bad Arguments That Just Won’t Die
In policy discourse, zombies and cockroaches are slightly different kinds of ideas. The notion that the ACA hasn't reduced the number of uninsured is the latter.
US Presidential Contest Reflects the Growing Polarization of Society
The candidates also personify the sharpening of a trend whereby capitalist democracy is becoming less and less democratic.
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How Could Tamir Rice’s Death Be “Reasonable”?
Imaginative legal reasoning deals a real blow.
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The Big Lie in the War Against Drugs
The war on drugs has never been about drugs.
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Let Us Build Bridges
Instead of polarization, Isreb proposes an alternative approach to avoid a bleak future with limited civil liberties.
How Can We Win “America’s Peace”?
A policy that favors warfare more than diplomacy will not bring peace.
Connecticut Reporter Resigns After Boss “Sells Out” Paper to Billionaire GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson
A Connecticut newspaper reporter has resigned after alleging gross misconduct by ownership on behalf of billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson.