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Putting Water Back in Public Hands
Nick Buxton: Paris and other cities have remunicipalised water that had been privatized saving users money and introducing more democracy and transparency.
UN Sanctioned Congo “Intervention Brigades” Complement US Africa Strategy
Maurice Carney: 3,000 member force intervention will further militarize Congo; US has power to sanction rebel-backers Rwanda and Uganda, but will not because they are allies in American AFRICOM …
The Boston Manhunt as a “Political” Event
Columnist Glenn Greenwald describes how people were quick to form opinions based on little information.
Taking a Stand Against Coal
Coal companies are scrambling with proposals to extract coal in Montana and Wyoming.
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Texas Explosion: Government Shared Info for Anti-Terrorism, But Not Workplace Safety
As the fertilizer plant explosion was overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombings, America shows more interest in terrorism than workplace safety.
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Glorious Martial Law?
Are we allowed to talk about martial law, the militarization of police, and the complete shutdown of cities on command? Or will that get the glorious law enforcers to …
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Heretical Advice from a Happily and Heavily Indebted Ph.D.:Why Poor Students Shouldn’t Fear Student Loans
Recently a student told me how he had been discouraged from freely taking out federal student loans by his professor. When the student said he wasn't particularly concerned about …
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How The NRA Kills Law Enforcement Officers
The death of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, assistant prosecutor Mark Hasse, Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements and Mingo County Virginia …
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Time to End the War on Drugs
It is time to end the war on drugs. It is time to dismantle the Drug Enforcement Administration and departments of other agencies that deal with drug enforcement and …
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The Failure of Fiscal-Monetary Policy, 2008-2013
Fiscal and Monetary policies since the financial crisis and the protracted recession that began in 2008 have failed to generate a sustained recovery of the U.S. economy—except for big …