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How Progressives Won the Labor Rights Showdown in Ohio
Thousands gather to say “Kill The Bill” to Senate Bill 5 on March 8 in Columbus, OH. (Photo: Ohio AFL-CIO) Last week, the labor movement and its …
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Diversity and the Rise of Majority-Minority Schools
In the “Historical Notes” conclusion of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the reader discovers through a darkly biting satire of academia that the world of the novel’s main character, …
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Running on Empty: As Oil Declines, Can We Fill Our Lives With Creative Energy Instead?
The modern industrial lifestyle is predicated on oil. This notion is widely accepted in American society. Less so is the idea that oil supplies are depleting to the point …
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On State Violence, White Male Privilege and “Occupy“
“I ain’t about to go get arrested with some muhfuhkuhs who just figured out yesterday that this shit ain’t right.” quoted by Greg Tate in The Village Voice
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Across Europe, All Eyes Fixed on Italy
(Image: Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Might we see Italy go careening off the edge in the next few days? I mean, even …
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How Income Inequality Undermines Social Security’s Finances
A recent study reveals how rising income inequality is jeopardizing Social Security’s finances. It is by now common to hear Social Security advocates demand that we “scrap …
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The Greek Crisis Intensifies
The latest phase of the Greek crisis (a crisis that is only part of the broader European and global capitalist crisis) illustrates the determination of political and economic elites …
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The Fate of Peace: From Social Psychosis to Collective Sanity
We know from the sad experience of Nazi Germany or Khmer Rouge Cambodia that it is possible for whole nations to become mentally ill, with horrendous consequences. At the …
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Whistleblowers Honored on November 21
Our country’s need for courageous whistleblowers is now. That is mostly why Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) publicly honors people who have spoken truth, and suffered …
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Power to the Peaceful: Holding Space as OWS Camps Come Under Assault
As the Occupy Movement gains strength and garners worldwide support, the predominant anti-OWS tactic of authority is becoming clear: decimate as many Occupy camps as possible, in the hope …