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On Haiti, Jared Diamond Hasn’t Done His Homework
Whereas Diamond simply disregards Israelu2019s economic strangulation of Palestine, in the case of Haiti, Diamond adds a gratuitous dose of blame, suggesting that Haitiu2019s centuries of misery are due …
Michael Winship | Can Congress Come Out and Play?
Members hustled back to the capital all right, not to get much accomplished for the good of the nation but to party down at events designed to scrape every …
“Targeting” the Poor in Thailand
u2018Inflation targetingu2019 has become the cause for much controversy in Thailand. The issue in question is clear. When a countryu2019s central bank functions with the belief that it can …
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Occupy Wall Street Begins “Year II” With Call to Debt Resistance
September 17 (S17) is of course the one-year anniversary of the occupation of Zuccotti Park, a reclaiming of public space that galvanized the political imagination of the country and …
Are There Borders for the 99%?
The power of the caravan rests on a different framework, one that challenges our understanding of international borders in an era when transnational corporations are increasingly overshadowing the primacy …
Obama Says One Thing in Spotlight, Another Behind Closed Doors
The president does not want the public to know that what he is saying in the spotlight of the campaign trail is the opposite of what he is negotiating …
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Thousands Attend Rally for Chicago Teachers as Union Nears Contract
The city skyline rose behind a stage from which a lineup of politicians, teachers, students and activists spoke about union strength and the need for better school conditions in …
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Funding Teachers Doesn’t Get Embassies Attacked
We're not out of money. We've stopped taxing billionaires and corporations, and we're funding war-preparation so generously that we're sparking a global arms race that will eventually generate some …
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White House: Looming Federal Budget Cuts Would be “Deeply Destructive“
A report that the Office of Management and Budget issued Friday says the reductions to nearly all government programs would be u201cdeeply destructive to national security, domestic investments and …
Carbon Trading Scheme Close to Collapse
By 2020, countries that are signatory to the Kyoto protocol will have accumulated more than 17 billion tonnes of surplus emission reduction permits, a new study shows. This enormous …