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Thomas Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy
Lynn Fries hosts an extended interview with Thomas Piketty about his widely acclaimed “Capital in the 21st Century.”
Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy
Costas Lapavitsas says Greece will face the choice between socialism or fascism.
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let’s Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers
A new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz suggests that cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality.
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Irate Lyme Disease Patients Storm “Dinner Party” at IDSA Headquarters
The Infectious Diseases Society of America's 2006 Lyme disease guideline panel has undercut its credibility by allowing financial interests to exclude divergent medical evidence.
“Bush’s Fourth Term Continues”: Guantanamo, Torture, Secret Renditions; Indefinite Detention
New drama rocks the Guantanamo military commissions as the potential release of a Senate report on the CIA torture program could influence the commissions' future and reveal previously unknown …
Hate as a Contagion: The Role of Media in the Rwandan Genocide
In this excerpt from “Kill the Messenger: The Media's Role in the Fate of the World,” Armoudian explains how Hutu power journalists contributed to the Rwandan genocide.
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Too Big to Sue
Years after their wrongdoing ignited the financial crisis, the Justice Department apparently is acting like massive US banks are too big to prosecute.
Time to Rethink American Exceptionalism?
If the US really wants to be a responsible and ‘exceptional’ superpower, it needs to lead by example, not by force of arms.
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The European Economy: Still Weak, Still Faltering
The European story remains one of deeply destructive economic policies, which have inflicted vast harm.
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Dr. Maya Angelou: Her Lifetime of Moments Took Our Breath Away
Dr. Angelou has left us with a treasure trove of moments that will continue to take our breath away.