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When the Public Square Is in Cyberspace: Why Democracy Demands Net Neutrality
Since the internet is a component of the public sphere, we should hold it to the ideal of freedom of expression.
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The Broken Promise to Shevardnadze
The foundering of the unique opportunity in 1990 to create a lasting peace in what President George H. W. Bush called a Europe whole and free was a tragedy.
Richard D. Wolff | Capitalism’s Deeper Problem
Globalization distributed capitalism's deepening inequality throughout the world.
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US Immigration Policy
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Stone-Cold Immigrants
Congratulations, Gonzales Family.
Dahr Jamail | A Nation on the Brink: How US Policies Sealed Iraq’s Fate
In a searing analysis covering the ongoing disaster in Iraq, Dahr Jamail provides this current perspective on how the legacy of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq continues …
Water Wars and Creeping Privatization
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act holds promise for life in a world shaped by climate change. However, privatization proponents are working hard to privatize ownership and control …
Right-Wingers Advised to Invest in Water as Fracking in Drought Areas Prompts Activism
Some see this crisis in one of the essential needs for human life as an opportunity for profit.
Economic Update: Economic Realities
Updates on big bank fines; Tracy Morgan suing Walmart; highway trust and taxes; and extreme wealth inequality in the Hamptons.
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Which Is Worse – Government or Corporate Bureaucracy?
Getting rid of government would let corporations step in to fill the gap. And corporate bureaucracy is just as bad, or even worse, than any government bureaucracy.