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William Blum Discusses America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy
Foreign policy commentator and author William Blum discusses his latest book, “America's Deadliest Export: Democracy, The Truth about US Foreign Policy and Everything Else,” the real threat to US …
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Legacy of Lost Hegemony
Michael Kimmel's new popular recognition of white American male rage, “Angry White Men,” describes the fury of white American men who have been cast out of their dominant roles …
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The Culling of the American Herd
A Harvard/CUNY report that predicted as many as 17,000 Americans may die as a result of some states refusing to expand their Medicaid programs under Obamacare has received little …
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Developed Nations Give Up on Stopping Climate Change, Turn to Mitigating Impact, Largely Abandoning Third World
Inu00a0"Windfall," McKenzie Funk writes about those who would make money off of climate change, acknowledging the droll ironies of a society that can profit from its own self-destruction.
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Masters of the Universe, Superstars of Wall Street
Has Harvard economist Greg Mankiw been living in a cave since 2006?
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Why We Need Labels on Food From Factory Farms
If we don't implement labeling laws and bans sooner rather than later, we may run out of time to preserve organic and non-GMO farmers and their fields.
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Life Near the Mexican Border
People in the southwest call this region the “constitution-free zone.”
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Drones Abroad and at Home: Why We Should Care
Weaponized unmanned drone aircraft, the Predator, the Reaper, the Global Hawk, have no crew on board. Hence no head, no heart. These drones are amoral robots exquisitely designed to …
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FCC Suppressed Its Own Reports on Corporate Media Consolidation
The United States is currently ranked 46th on the World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. As a journalist in this country, I can't rest easy knowing that …
Good Times for Capital
Last week, the Wall Street Journal highlighted a Federal Reserve report on total household net worth. Surprise! Americans are richer than ever before, both in nominal and real terms. …