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“We the People” Need to Take Back the First-in-the-Nation Primary
I don't know what's going to happen this year. Unless you are a billionaire like Sheldon Adelson or George Soros, it's nearly impossible to gain access to a candid …
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Combating the Inflation Cult
Academic economics, which still has pretenses of being an arena of open intellectual inquiry, appears to be deeply infected with politicization.
Whither Public Education?
The author presents a critique of neoconservative education policy, arguing it is based on three fallacies.
Raising Interest Rates Could Have an Adverse Effect on Federal and State Budgets
Last week, the BLS announced that unemployment had fallen to 5.5 percent.
In Trip to Selma, Michael Brown’s Mother Calls for Elimination of the Ferguson Police Department
We speak with Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, who marched in Selma to mark the 50th anniversary of the protest for voting rights.
Voting Rights Remain Under Attack 50 Years After the Bloody Sunday March in Selma
The Voting Rights Act is under peril because of the Supreme Court's decision in the Shelby case two years ago.
The Worst Supreme Court for Civil Rights Since 1857: Alabama’s First Black Federal Judge Speaks Out
A dangerous trend has allowed states to enact new restrictions on the right to vote.
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Do Corporations Really Need More Rights? Why Fast Track for the TPP Is a Bad Idea
We can have democracy. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.
Shift on Too-Big-to-Fail Bank Supervision Rebukes New York Fed
The Wall Street Journal has published an important account of a behind-the-scenes power struggle at the Federal Reserve over authority for regulation.
The Long History of Israel Gaming the “Iranian Threat“
Netanyahu's speech continues a long tradition in Israeli politics of demonizing Iran to advance domestic and foreign policy interests.