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Recently, a lot of the political debate has been about whether private equity—and by extension Mitt Romney—is good or bad. The argument on one side is that private equity …

Swedish flag. (Photo: morberg) While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries …

Part I – Two Democratic Elections There have now been two democratic elections in the Middle East as a consequence of the Arab Spring. One …

Through the back of Jamel Mims' black leather baseball cap, a sprig of short, slender dreadlocks sticks out, looking like cooped-up children eager to see what's outside. What's outside …

Ohio's Republican Sec. of State John Husted has called on fellow Republicans in the legislature to repeal their controversial Election Reform bill, rather than see it face a voter …

La faute à Rousseau!#[1] - so goes the refrain of the famous song of Hugo’s famous heroic street urchin Gavroche in Les Misérables, the first part of which runs …

Over the last two decades, high – and, in some countries, rising – rates of low-wage work have emerged as a major political concern. According to the Organization for …

There are two underlying structural problems with the new(ish) Federal task force on financial fraud.  One, it is the policy of the administration to protect the banking system’s basic architecture, …

DeMaurice Smith, head of the NFL players union, addresses the media at a press conference, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel Media Center, in Dallas, February 3, 2011. (Photo: Barton …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Rising inequality is in the news. Occupiers from Wall Street to Winnipeg have made rising inequality a cornerstone of their campaign. Labels …