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Fortune’s Fools: Individual Calling At The Cusp Of Ecological Catastrophe
As a general rule, musicians, artists, and writers, as well as those possessed of an ardor for self-awareness and a commitment to political activism have been advised to avoid …
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Tyranny Of The Reasonable: Popular Complacency In An Era Of Economic Exploitation And Perpetual War
Throughout the course of human affairs, scheming elitists — let's call them the Plundering Class — have devoted their days conceiving strategies and executing agendas that serve to enrich …
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The President Offers to Cut Social Security and Republicans Agree
The President throws things on the table before the Republicans have even sat down for dinner.
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Inetellecticide
First-of-its-Kind New Report Finds New Jersey Jails Packed With Pretrial Inmates Unable to Pay Often Nominal Bail Amounts
County jails in New Jersey are packed with individuals who are incarcerated solely because they cannot afford their often nominal bail amounts, according to a new report released today …
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Sparkman Vs. Secrecy
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Winner Takes All: The Super-Priority Status of Derivatives
In a big derivatives bust, there may be no collateral left for the creditors who are next in line.
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The Squeezed Middle: The Title Says It All
“The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain,” a short book edited by Sophia Parker, brings together 16 scholars and activists to diagnose America's malaise. …
Rectifying the Facts About Quinoa
Lavoie-Mathieu's examination of the facts behind media claims that quinoa's growing popularity is socially and environmentally destructive comes to a more nuanced conclusion.
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The Links Between Food, Fuel and Finance: A Threat to Food Security
We must get food out of our gas tanks.