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As Parents Struggle To Repay College Loans for Their Children, Taxpayers Also Stand To Lose
New Department of Education data shows rising default rates on federal loans to parents.
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On the Movie “Divergent”: Virtue Facing Dystopia
We are living in times of radical political impotence.
Judge Throws Out Murder Charge in Mississippi Fetal Harm Case
The ruling means that the woman whose drug use had her facing a possible life term can at most be charged with manslaughter in the death of her stillborn …
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Slumlord Wannabe Blackstone Violates Local Housing Laws by Making Tenants Maintain Rentals
The yawning gap between private equity landlord sales talk and what they are delivering is finally being exposed.
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After Death of Radical Mayor, Mississippi’s Capital Wrestles With His Economic Vision
Laura Flanders: Chokwe Lumumba's economic vision should be carried on.
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Mike Lofgren | Can’t We Just Say the Roberts Court Is Corrupt?
John Roberts knows he was appointed to be a Supreme Court justice for one reason: to decide relevant cases on behalf of corporate interests, which he has done with …
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How Many Watch Lists Fit on the Head of a Pin? Post-Constitutional America, Where Innocence Is a Poor Defense
Ibrahim was no threat to anyone, innocent of everything, and ended up on a no-fly list only due to a government mistake.
Chris Hedges | The Crucible of Iraq
Chris Hedges: “'The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq,' by Hassan Blasim, is the most important book to come out of the Iraq War.”
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Obamacare: First Fruits for Workers?
If people are upset about the government giving health care money to people who don't deserve it, they are looking in the wrong direction when they look to the …
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Defining the Real Terrorism
A new definition of terrorism - one that better addresses the crimes of these times - is required.