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The Capture of “El Chapo” Changes Nothing
While his capture ends a decade long manhunt, it does nothing to end the drug war in Mexico.
Public Broadcasters Relying More and More on Corporate Funding
Jeff Cohen: PBS show “Pension Peril,” funded by a billionaire with interest in shaping public pension policy, follows a trend of public broadcasters growing increasingly dependent on corporate funds.
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: New Film Refutes Jobs, Security, Gas Price, Tax, Safety, and Climate Claims
The film, “Keystone PipeLIES Exposed,” highlights little known facts about the KXL pipeline project.
Incremental Raises to Minimum Wage Will Not Increase Unemployment
Bob Pollin: A Recent Congressional Budget Office report claims that up to half a million jobs could be lost due to a minimum wage increase, but its claims are …
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No One Is Listening
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Big Oil, Bad Air: Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas
In this in-depth report, a look at the the effects of drilling in Eagle Ford Shale in Texas.
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Spying on Activists: New Document Shows Army Targeted Olympia Anarchists, War Protesters
A criminal intelligence analyst for the Army infiltrated activists in Olympia to gather intelligence, which he shared with police, the FBI and a fusion centeru00a0in Washington.
Richard Wolff: Enterprise Structure Is Key to the Shape of a Post-Capitalist Future
Richard Wolff discusses his conviction that making the transition from capitalism to socialism requires a deliberate critique of workplace organization.
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How Exactly Do Colleges Allocate Their Financial Aid? They Won’t Say
Universities rarely release the specific criteria behind their aid decisions. Could a little-known regulation help open the black box?