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The McMindfulness Craze: The Shadow Side of the Mindfulness Revolution
If meditation ordinarily leads to numbing detachment, what would a meditation that valued self-discovery look like?
The Torture Debate Is Missing This: The Fact That We Did This Before
Past and present seem to come together in official declarations that US military actions are dictated by the mandates of an “exceptional” war.
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Carrots for Cuba, Sticks for North Korea
As one cold war thaws, another refreezes.
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A Flat-Footed Backflip for Wall Street
Congress gave its bankster buddies an overly generous holiday gift.
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Behind New Jersey’s Tobacco Bond Bailout, A Hedge Fund’s $100 Million Payday
When New Jersey bailed out some of its tobacco bonds, the state gave up $400 million in future revenues to pocket $92 million immediately.
Comcast Wants Customers to Pay More for Using the Internet Too Much
ISPs are looking for alternative ways to control the internet gateway and make a profit.
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Climate Change Threatens Quechua and Their Crops in Peru’s Andes
The Quechua Indians are worried about threats to their potato crops from alterations in rainfall patterns and temperatures.
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Terrorism “Insurance” Expires
Congress should end the wars, ground the drones and stop using torture.
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Doubling Down on Dictatorship in the Middle East
The Arab Spring didn't stop US support for friendly despots.
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High-Level Fed Committee Overruled Carmen Segarra’s Finding on Goldman
Fed officials did not accept a conclusion that had been endorsed by frontline Fed examiners stationed at some of the nation's largest banks.