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Why Wall Street and Insurance Should Get Out of Health Care: Adara Scarlet’s Story
Occupy Wall Street: People Power vs. the Police State
"The more, the merrier,” was how the white-shirted police inspector put it as he stood on the periphery of Liberty Plaza while activist and Rage Against the Machine guitarist …
As the Earth Turns: Going Global With Perennial Polyculture Agriculture
Wes Jackson spent the weekend at The Land Institute's annual Prairie Festival talking up - with his usual precision and passion - the science and strategy behind plans to …
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Yes for Ecuador! Or, Confessions of a Fired Chevron Contractor
A resounding cheer for the US appeals court that ruled on September 19, 2011, that Chevron cannot escape an $18 billion fine on behalf of Amazonian residents for the …
Petraeus’s CIA Fuels Iran Murder Plot
Former Gen. Petraeus has long been eager to please the neoconservatives in Washington and their friends in Israel by creating "intelligence" to portray Iran and other target countries in …
Professor Randall Kennedy and the Dangerous Politics of Sentiment
Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy recently penned an op-ed entitled "Why Obama's Black Critics are Wrong." He contends that President Obama's African-American critics have focused on his "racial …
FBI Account of “Terror Plot” Suggests Sting Operation
While the administration of Barack Obama vows to hold the Iranian government "accountable" for the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, the legal document describing evidence …
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Cynical Fundamentalism: The Threat to American Evidence-Based Traditions
When Rick Perry falsely claimed that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created "zero jobs," the response of enlightened commentators was to point to easily accessible evidence …
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The Triumph of Dogma, and a Sad Goodbye to David Frum
Every other Wednesday evening for the past few years I’ve been offering commentary on a spritely show on public radio called “Marketplace.” On alternative Wednesdays David Frum, a former …
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Report: 25 Percent of Millionaires Pay Lower Taxes Than 10.4 Million Middle-Class Americans
President Obama’s “Buffett Rule” is aimed at ensuring that wealthy Americans pay their fair share in taxes. As it stands today, a wealthy individual can take advantage of preferential …