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The Economic Destruction of Gaza
In an incisive analysis of the plight of Palestinians, journalist Ali Abunimah offers lucid insight into a people denied a national identity.
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The Downside of Rapid Growth
Yes, rapid growth is good, but it doesn't solve all problems, even if you know how to make it happen, which you don't.
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The McCutcheon Decision Is Our Rallying Cry
While some still believe the United States is the greatest democracy on Earth, the US is actually a plutocracy, a government ruled by the wealthiest.
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Billionaires Score Big Win With McCutcheon Decision
The Supreme Court's majority ruled that a government of, by, and for the wealthy isn't corrupt.
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The United States Re-Balancing in East Asia
At a moment when the United States government hops up and down frantically every time North Korea launches a missile, a group of concerned individuals in policy gathered together …
South Sudan Facing Famine Crisis
Three million seven hundred thousand people in this nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation in South Suddan.
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Russell Conwell: His Theology of Wealth and Today’s GOP
Dr. Zogby: "I thought of Russell Conwell's bizarre nineteenth-century theological glorification of wealth this past week when the Supreme Court removed one of the last remaining limits on the …
Personalized Tax Receipt Shows Exactly How the Federal Government Spent Taxpayer Dollars
Millions of Americans will file their federal income tax returns on April 15 with no idea what the government actually does with all that money.
Economic Update: Bankers and Presidents
Updates on Bill O'Reilly vs. Bill de Blasio; Greek bonds; millions of dollars for Detroit's athletes; and who pays federal taxes.
FiveThirtyEight Gets it Wrong on Venezuela
Nate Silver, who became famous for his use of polling data to accurately project US elections, launched a new blog u2013 FiveThirtyEight.com last month. It's been off to …