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White House and Republicans Reach Budget Deal – Including Disability Insurance Cuts
A vote on the deal could come as early as Wednesday.
Tensions Rise as Climate Negotiations Resume in Bonn
What are the challenges still facing the upcoming Paris conference on climate change this December?
How and Why the Koch-Backed Freedom Caucus Killed 350 US Jobs
The Kochs had the House Freedom Caucus take out the Export-Import Bank to slightly increase the profitability of their own empire.
William Rivers Pitt | Jeb Bush and the End of the Road
Jeb Bush is getting creamed. His poll numbers are so close to nothing as to make no practical difference.
The China Debt Sell-Off Is Not So Scary After All
Remember the dire threat posed by our financial dependence on China?
Tourists of Empire: The United States’ Peculiar Brand of Global Imperialism
In Afghanistan and elsewhere, we're suffering from Imperial Tourism Syndrome.
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Are We Humans Destroying Our Own Nest?
We need to get serious about living with nature, instead of living at the expense of nature.
Recasting the Rules Over Palestine: An Intellectual Intifada in the Offing
It is time to give them the microphone, let them speak, and let us all listen.
Who’s Funding the Race for the White House: Lawyers Back Clinton, Financiers Flock to Bush
The 2016 presidential candidates looked to a variety of industries in their quest for campaign money.
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How Civil Rights Groups Are Unraveling Illegal Bail Schemes That Fill Jails With Poor People
Advocates are working to stop the illegal practice of jailing people simply because they can't afford to post bail.