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The Problem Isn’t Growth; the Problem Is Inequality
The cumulative inflation-adjusted growth in the US economy since Barack Obama took office has been just 3.2%.
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What Obama Said — and What He Meant — About Climate Change, War and Civil Liberties
The words in President Obama’s “State of the Union” speech were often lofty, spinning through the air with the greatest of ease and emitting dog whistles as they flew. …
Amending The Constitution: Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Dennis Trainor Jr. sits down with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) to discuss money in politics, corporate personhood, overturning citizens united and amending the constitution.
“Lift Every Voice”: Potential Senate Hopeful Cory Booker Praises Harry Belafonte’s Life of Activism
Just hours after New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg announced he would not seek re-election, Newark Mayor Cory Booker introduced Harry Belafonte at an NAACP function in New York.
The Number One Thing The United States Subsidizes Is Ignorance
As the world continues to ignore the damage that big business is inflicting on the planet, we are paying to maintain our ignorance. Lee Camp reports.
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At the End of Capitalism’s Rope
Capitalism has an amazing duality inherent in its structure. It can build homes in Fordist fashion, yet yields homelessness. It can produce enough food for all, yet turns a …
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Hard Power, Soft Power and the Power of Good
Mark Helprin's novel, In Sunlight and in Shadow, tries to articulate as noble as possible a justification for the tragic violence of war. The novel is set just after …
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Vassar College Students Take on Westboro Baptist Church
I'm in the thick of teaching at Vassar College at the moment. I just came off sabbatical and with lab activities to prepare, quizzes to grade, homework assignments to …
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You’ve Got No Mail
The corporate hit job on the Postal Service continues with the end of Saturday mail.
Tens of Thousands Rally to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline & Urge Obama to Move “Forward on Climate”
Highlights from the Forward on Climate rally that drew tens of thousands to Washington D.C.u2019s National Mall Sunday.