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Redefining Democracy in California: An Interview With Luis Rodriguez
When the state works for the poor, the working class, the neglected and pushed out, it works for all of us.
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Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay for It
A key factor in the rising cost of college is driven by expenditures largely unrelated to either the quality of the education, teaching or maintaining campus facilities.
The New York Times’ New Editor Buries Important Story on Private Equity Fee Shenanigans on Holiday Weekend
Anyone in the political or public relations game knows that the best way to make a disclosure but minimize its impact is to do so on day before the …
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Thomas Piketty: Capitalism in Its Current Form Undermines Democracy
The distribution of wealth is one of today's most widely discussed and controversial issues. But what do we really know about its evolution over the long term?
Can You Imagine a Future That Isn’t “Disposable”?
As the 21st century tumbles forward, ever more individuals and groups are now considered “excess” by the onslaught of global forces that no longer offer the possibility of alternative …
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Global Food Security Needs States to Ally With Family Farmers
A small number of agriculture businesses control a very large portion of the world's food supply.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Largest Food Companies Are Big Polluters, and More
In this week's On the News Segment: The largest food companies are big polluters, and more.
Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations
Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations, and discusses racism in history and the present.
Cornel West, Blanche Radford-Curry, Greg Moses, and Lucius Outlaw: The History and Contemporary Situation of Blacks in Professional Philosophy
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Free Markets Are Not Always the Best Medicine
In the case of health care, we know that all the assumptions behind free market optimality are grossly violated.