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Temporary Work, Lasting Harm
When Davis walked into the factory, he joined one of the fastest-growing and more dangerous segments of the US labor market: blue-collar temp work.
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Eyewitness to America’s Betrayal of Mandela’s South Africa: The Gore – Mbeki Commission, Part II
As the Executive Secretary for the Gore-Mbeki Commission Environment Committee, I sat at the negotiating table while the newly elected government of Nelson Mandela formulated its environmental policies.
Predatory Hedge Funds and Argentina Face Supreme Court Showdown in Landmark Global Poverty Case
Majority debt holders seek to end standoff between Argentina and holdouts.
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How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Democracy, as Seen From Down Under
Unlike the US, Australia's system prevents the “buying” of elections and citizens are required to vote rather than being prevented from voting.
Ralph Nader on Florida in 2000 and What to Do Next
Ralph Nader and Paul Jay discuss Ralph's decision to stay in the Florida race and what an electoral strategy could be now.
Major US Academic Association Endorses Academic Boycott of Israel
Journalist and author Ali Abunimah says that the endorsement of BDS by the American Studies Association does not target individuals, only academic institutions complicit in denying the rights of …
Vindication for Snowden? Obama Panel Backs Major Curbs on NSA Surveillance, Phone Record Data Mining
A White House-appointed task force has proposed a series of curbs on key National Security Agency surveillance operations exposed by Edward Snowden.
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Mandela and Arafat II
There were, to be sure, profound errors made by the Palestinian leader - not the least of which was the trust he placed in the agreements he signed.
Hundreds of Sindhi-Hindus Protest on Jantar Mantar Delhi Against Victimization of Hindus in Pakistan
The protesters demanded the recognition of either their refugee status or citizenship in India.
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The Myth of Turkish Secularism
Turkey is a secular state. So its government and nearly all mainstream Western media claim. They are mistaken.