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Drugging Aggression Behind Bars
Thanks to the psychiatric drug revolution, inmates in our correctional facilities recieve drugs instead of therapy.
Detroit Schools Emergency Manager Gets Accolades as Children Fall Further Behind
Under an unaccountable system of control, the hardest hit have been the low-income children of Detroit.
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Struggling Haiti Signs Costly Private Deal
The Haitian government risks signing the state and the taxpayers up for a very costly deal.
Introducing “Harvesting Justice”
Harvesting Justice was created to inspire hope that we are not condemned to live within the industrial food system as-is and to offer tools for organizing and education.
Pressing Ahead With Iran Pipeline, Pakistan Calls Washington’s Bluff
US and international sanctions have not succeeded in halting Iran's nuclear program, and Pakistan's domestic need for energy may outweigh what it calculates as the cost of ignoring US …
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Transit for All
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block.
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Watergate’s Lessons, Washed Away
During Watergate, people went to jail, even former attorney general, John Mitchell. Today, we can't even get miscreant bankers to resign in exchange for their billions in bailouts.
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Disillusioned With Congress? Participatory Budgeting Is for You
Americans are getting fed up with government. It's time to get them directly involved.
The Global Unemployment Crisis
After the near collapse of the financial system and the great recession, unemployment has significantly increased worldwide.
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Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, but Not on the Economy
Why are politicians so sensitive to public opinion on equal marriage rights, immigration, and guns u2013 and so tone deaf to what most Americans want on the economy?