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FCC Votes To Curb Media Consolidation in Local TV Markets
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Monday to make changes to its broadcast ownership attribution rules that advocates say will help curb a wave of corporate media consolidation in …
The Nativist Origins of Philippines Independence
The racism and self-interest surrounding the passage of the Tydings-McDuffie Act 80 years ago help us to understand one of the most visible legacies of the complicated US-Philippines relationship …
Syria’s Ongoing Carnage
As carnage in Syria mounts and allies on all sides tweak their strategies, no yet-discovered path leads to peace.
Carbon Delirium: The Last Stage of Fossil-Fuel Addiction and Its Hazardous Impact on American Foreign Policy
We're now on a drill, baby, drill and frack, baby, frack planet, where the prevailing state of mind is what Michael Klare calls “carbon delirium.”
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Flat Tax for Social Security
The FICA payroll tax may be the most regressive tax in the developed world: The least a progressive administration could do would be to remove the taxable maximum.
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Poor Billionaires, Victimized by Highfalutin Ideas
Here comes another billionaire who thinks that anyone who talks about income inequality is a Nazi; this time it's Ken Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot.
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You Can’t Bounce Off the Walls If There Are No Walls: Outdoor Schools Make Kids Happier – and Smarter
Children aren't playing in the garden anymore; instead they're filling in bubbles on worksheets.
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Open Letter to Legislators From a Clinic Escort
Because of the harassment and danger patients face simply attempting to access a reproductive health care clinic, elected officials should implement buffer zones to ensure public safety.
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Noam Chomsky | The Prospects for Survival
Noam Chomsky: The US government's regular, easy acceptance of threats to survival is almost too extraordinary to capture in words.