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The End of the Euro: A Survivor’s Guide
In every economic crisis there comes a moment of clarity. In Europe soon, millions of people will wake up to realize that the euro-as-we-know-it is gone. Economic chaos awaits …
Unleashed: Globalizing the Global War on Terror
As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically reminds audiences of his success in terminating the deeply unpopular Iraq War. With fingers crossed for luck, he vows to do …
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Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream
Itu2019s time to put the taboo subject of public ownership back on the progressive agenda. It is the only way to solve some of the most serious problems facing …
A Monetary Policy for the 99%: Twelve-Year-Old Reformer Goes Viral
Monetary reform - the contention that governments, not banks, should create and lend a nation's money - has rarely even made the news, so this is a first. Either …
In Kabul, No One Hears the Poor
Asked about the notion that the U.S. is protecting Afghan women, Nekbat said that whatever officials claim in this regard, they are bringing no help.
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Homophobia Threatens to Turn Democracy Into a Fundamentalist Theocracy
The long-term unemployment, the collapse of housing prices, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the draconian cuts in social spending have created a climate in which the vulnerable, …
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Boot the Billionaires
President Obama probably didn’t change many votes with his announcement that he had completed his evolution on gay marriage, but it was the right thing to do. Coming a …
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EXCLUSIVE: From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant – the Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah
Hesham opened the envelope at the bar, expecting a green card. Instead it was a subpoena from the FBI, which would force him to testify—against his brother.
So Then the FBI Sent Out an Agent to Check Up on My FOIA Request …
Early last year, I discovered that Abu Zubaidah, the first high-value detainee who was held in top-secret CIA black site prisons and brutally tortured, has a younger brother who …
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New York Could Add One Million Voters in 2013
At the heart of the legislation is a mandated shift from the current paper-based voter registration system to one reliant on electronic records.