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On the Road to Ryan and Ruin
The Great Depression was a real moment of truth for the capitalist West because it suggested to the open-minded that the free market ideology was seriously flawed.
The Conservative Psyche: How Ordinary People Come to Embrace Paul Ryan’s Cruelty
Scientific research into the way we think explains the reasons decent people wind up supporting horrific policies.
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Murderous Art: Entertainment as a Precursor to Violence
The rash of mass shootings in America speaks not just to the absence of rational gun laws, but also to a culture that glorifies violence, in the reality of …
Solitary Confinement: Torture Chambers for Black Revolutionaries
An estimated 80,000 men, women and even children are being held in solitary confinement on any given day in US prisons.
Invisible Americans Get the Silent Treatment
Official Washington continues to see poverty with tunnel vision u2013 out of sight, out of mind.
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Six Ways to Alleviate the Food vs. Fuel Issue
With the US drought, food vs fuel has returned as an issue. What alternatives are scientists, entrepreneurs developing to take us beyond the old debate?
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The Battle Over NDAA’s Police-State Provisions Continues in Court
Accompanying the lawsuit is an aggressive campaign to spread awareness about the consequences of the NDAA.
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Throwing Some Humble Pies on Women’s Equality Day
Need we remind you that women have achieved greater success in the sports meritocracy than in the political democracy?
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Romney’s Dirtier, Deadlier Energy Future: Is There Another Way?
Renewables and energy efficiency offer real hope.
Justice Party Presidential Candidate Rocky Anderson Speaks Candidly on the Crumbling State of the Union
A major third party movement, even if it is not successful on Election Day, can create the conditions for the changes that we're talking about to ultimately be implemented.