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Russian Roulette: Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil Derivatives
The sudden dramatic collapse in the price of oil appears to be an act of geopolitical warfare against Russia.
A Suitable Donor: Harvesting Kidneys in the Philippines
In the Philippines, there is a slum district called Baseco that has been quietly providing organs for moneyed foreign and local patients.
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A New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Call the Police
Resolving not to call the police is the beginning of a dream that challenges us to build a free world.
Economic Update: Signs of Deepening Inequality
This week's episode provides updates on the successful Oregon teaching assistants' strike, evicting the homeless and more.
How the Pentagon Papers Came to Be Published by the Beacon Press, as Told by Daniel Ellsberg and Others
In 1972 Beacon Press lost a Supreme Court case brought against it by the US government for publishing the first full edition of the Pentagon Papers.
Rene Gonzalez, First Freed Member of Cuban Five, Speaks Out From Havana
Earlier this month the United States released the remaining members of the Cuban Five.
Native Americans Confront History of Dispossession
Congress passed a measure that would give lands sacred to Native Americans in Arizona to a foreign company.
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Non-Violence and the Lost Message of Jesus
A clear message is needed from spiritual or religious leaders that armaments, nuclear weapons, militarism and war must be abolished.
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From the ER to the Courtroom: How Nonprofit Hospitals Are Seizing Patients’ Wages
One Missouri hospital has sued thousands of uninsured patients who couldn't pay for their care.
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Immigration Enforcement: A Tool to Silence Workers?
How employers use immigration laws against workers who speak out on the job is a complex, murky world.