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Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in May, Unemployment at 7.6 Percent
Weak productivity growth has supported the job growth of the last two years.
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NSA Whistleblowers: “All US Citizens” Targeted by Surveillance Program, Not Just Verizon Customers
A leaked court order has revealed the Obama administration is conducting a massive domestic surveillance program by collecting telephone records of millions of Verizon customers.
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Obama-Backed Trans-Pacific Partnership Expands Corporate Lawsuits Against Nations for Lost Profits
The latest negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were recently held behind closed doors in Lima, Peru, but the Obama administration has rejected calls to release the current text.
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US Drug War Props Corrupt Mexican Ruling Class
John Ackerman: Last two Mexican presidents relied on US support for legitimacy not found in polls.
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Food Stamps SOS
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Cooking Frogs Slowly
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A Socialism for the 21st Century
The contradictory history and results of the first 150 years of modern socialism provide key lessons for a successful socialism in the 21st century.
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Dirty Details: Dents, Faulty Welds Found Along Keystone XL Southern Half in Texas
If an ecologically hazardous accident happens to TransCanada's Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline, we can't say we weren't forewarned.
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Political Economy of Federalism in Pakistan and Movement for Self-Determination in Sindh
Pakistan is at a crossroads, its federal structure severely threatened by provincial independence movements fueled by ethnic tensions, structural political failures and the allocation of tax revenues.
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In Yemen, Let’s Redeem President Obama’s War on Terror Reform Speech
Following President Obama's speech on war reform, Robert Naiman will travel to Yemen in the hope of redeeming this promise. Petition in hand, Naiman will call for the release …