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Will the Obama Admininistration Prosecute the Big Banks for LIBOR Manipulation?
UN financial adviser and law professor Michael Greenberger says with Wall Street's embace of Romney, Obama has nothing to lose prosecuting the big banks for the Libor fraud.
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The Selling of American Democracy: The Perfect Storm
The greatest concentration of wealth in more than a century u2014 courtesy u201ctrickle-downu201d economics, Reagan and Bush tax cuts, and the demise of organized labor. Combined with unlimited …
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Ron Paul Loses Virtually His Last Presidential Bid in Nebraska
Ron Paulu2019s bid for the presidency has all but officially ended, with supporters failing to rally a plurality of Nebraskau2019s Republican delegates in a last-ditch effort to ensure that …
The Face of “Reasonable Suspicion”: Arizona’s Freedom Summer Continues
Iconic images are usually reserved for momentous occasions and as such, Arizona, the land of political extremism, is also beginning to produce similar imagery.
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Opening Historic Trails: Accidental Heroes Stomp Sports Inequity
In the midst of a workout, I was not thinking about Title IX or the people who worked to secure my rights. But I knew about Title IX and …
California Gold Rush? Righting Underwater Mortgages
A public condemnation of San Bernardino's underwater mortgages could convincingly model the benefits of principal write-downs.
What REALLY Determines Student Performance
Why do the power eliteu2014from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to corporate charter chains (KIPP) to self-promoting edu-celebrities (Michelle Rhee) and to billionaire education hobbyists (Bill Gates)u2014overwhelming champion u201cno …
The Local Beer Boom: Craft Breweries Have Doubled Their Share of the US Market Since 2004
And now, for some happy talk u2014 by which I mean a non-corporate, “little-d” democratic, and altogether pleasurable economic development that's spreading across our country. In a word: beer.
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An Argument for Human Life and Values in Greece and Everywhere
Greece needs to embrace a new political thinking that de-fetishizes the rule of money.
Immigration, Racism and the Supreme Court
In a victory for those who support a humane immigration policy, the Court overturned three sections of SB 1070: Arizona cannot criminalize unlawful presence in the United States, or …