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This Next Generation Will Be Left Behind in the Land of No Opportunity
Over the past forty years the American worker has gone from riches to rags, not the other way around.
Economic Update: Students in Montreal Fight Tuition Hikes, and More
Rick Wolff provides his weekly dose of economic updates.
The Almost Scoop on Nixon’s “Treason“
In late October 1968, Beverly Deepe, a 33-year-old Saigon correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, came upon a story that could have changed history. A six-year veteran covering the …
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Court Says Regulators Must Evaluate Dangers of Nuclear Waste
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission acted improperly when it failed to consider all the risks of storing spent radioactive fuel onsite at the nation's nuclear power facilities, so ruled a …
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US Commission on Civil Rights to Investigate “Stand Your Ground” Laws for Racial Bias
(Photo: Project 404)The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced it will launch an inquiry into so-called “Stand Your Ground” legislation for racial bias. The laws, which gained notoriety after …
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Facebook’s Long-Term Problem
Facebook went public a week ago, to great embarrassment. NASDAQ creaked under the strain and, more important, the price dropped from an offer price of $38 to as low …
In Illinois, There Is No Budget Crisis: There Is a Regressive Taxation Crisis
Sad to say, nothing they're doing or talking about in the General Assembly will have a significant impact on the state's chronic budget crisis. Not draconian Medicaid cuts, not …
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With Energy Efficiency, We All Win
Just as hybrid cars are using advanced engineering to cut gasoline bills, technology can cut the cost of heating, cooling and lighting America's buildings. A hybrid car's better mileage …