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Saving Ourselves from the Psychopaths
The survival of our culture, and possibly our species, is threatened by global warming, overpopulation and nuclear war. The latter can bring instant annihilation to millions of people. Western …
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The Spectre of Neoliberalism: The Role of Narrative and Memory
Almost all of us are at risk of being treated as though we don't count. The African Americans from the Black Belt hamlet of Gee's Bend may appear quite …
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Defined by Debt: How the Strike Debt Movement Redefined Occupy
A shift in focus within Occupy camps mirrors the Quebec student movement by looking at the effect of student debt.
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Deep Science
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Jobs and Justice: Raising the Floor on Workers Rights and Wages in Haiti
Beverly Bell takes a look at the economics behind third world sweatshops to propose how alternative pathways can be found.
Jamaica Kincaid: The Things We Must Say
The celebrated writer reflects on the confinement of identity, speaking truth to shame, and the power of secrets.
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Learning Indicator
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Good Consumers, Bad Citizens
Michael Winship: When did we stop being citizens and become merely consumers?
The Judicial Amendments’ 1-2-3-4 Punch to Collective Bargaining
Judicial amendments have created so many ways that employees, unions, and, yes, employers can lose.
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War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, Limit Early Voting and Expand Lobbyist Influence
A Wisconsin legislator has managed to bundle nearly all of the excesses associated with dirty elections into a single bill that good government advocates are describing as a 'sweeping …