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2010 Recap: Food, Agriculture, and Justice
Progressive media outlets have been busy providing an end of the year retrospective on the most notable events and issues that carried the headlines in 2010. Many news services …
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Ruth Marcus | Filibuster This Plan
Washington - The junior Democratic senators are fed up, understandably so, with the institution's glacial pace. Liberal activists are demanding filibuster reform — now. They should be careful what …
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A New Year’s Reflection on Immigration
It was one hundred years ago, that my father's oldest brother crossed a continent and an ocean to come to America. Habib Rashid Zogby, fourteen at the time, made …
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Jim Hightower | Playing With Economic Dynamite
By gollies, America is still an exporting powerhouse. In fact, the good ol' U.S.A. is No. 1 in the world in exports! Our corporate leaders, backed by Republicans and …
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After New START: Where Does Nuclear Disarmament Go From Here?
With U.S. Senate ratification of the New START treaty on December 22, supporters of nuclear disarmament won an important victory. Signed by President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry …
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House Republicans Schedule Health Care Repeal Vote for Next Week
House Republicans announced Monday that they would vote to repeal President Obama's health care overhaul on January 12. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia), the incoming House Majority Leader, made the …
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In the Twilight of the Social State: Rethinking Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History
We no longer live in an age in which history's “winged messengers” bear witness to the suffering of millions.
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Downward to Stagnation: Wage Policies In Times of Crisis
The Triple Crisis Blog is pleased to welcome Janine Berg, Senior Labour Economist at the International Labour Office in Brasilia, Brazil, as a regular contributor.
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James Kwak | Disclosure Rules for Economists
In October, Gerald Epstein and Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth released a paper documenting potential conflicts of interests among academic economists writing about the financial crisis and financial reform.
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Incoming GOP House Chairs Plan to Investigate Climate Scientists, Probe Muslim “Radicalization,” Repeal Healthcare Reform
When the 112th Congress is sworn in Wednesday, Republicans will hold a newfound edge in the House after four years in the minority.