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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.
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Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the US War State
“In many ways, I grew up at the Pentagon.”
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Lessons From Norway in Getting Women Onto Corporate Boards
Norway has one of the best records with women holding 35.5% of the seats on Norwegian stock index companies.
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On Okinawa, US Marines Raise Tensions With Accusations and Arrests of Peace Campaigners
Japanese government cracks down on protesters blocking a new Pentagon base.
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After Beating FBI Entrapment, Environmental Activist Eric McDavid Looks Forward
Environmental activist Eric McDavid got out of jail years early after his loved ones obtained found proof he was entrapped.