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Ryan Turns Knife on Medicare, Medicaid
(Photo: US Embassy Kabul Afghanistan / Flickr) Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, unveiled two proposals this week which …
Fracking Insiders Score Big in New Gas Bill, But Americans Not Told the True Costs of Massive Drilling Plan
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Corporate insiders peddling the claim that drilling for methane gas will solve America's energy needs just scored big in Washington — …
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House Passes Anti-Net Neutrality Resolution
(Photo: Peter Kemmer / Flickr) The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of a handful of Democrats, passed a joint resolution to repeal the …
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Book Review: “Academically Adrift“
“Academically Adrift” by Arum and Roksa (University of Chicago Press 2011)
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Syrian Protests Are Said to Be Largest and Bloodiest to Date
Cairo - Dozens of communities across Syria erupted in protest on Friday in what activists said were by far the largest and bloodiest demonstrations against the iron rule of …
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Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Faces Critics as Protests Resume
Cairo — A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in the …
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$38 Billion Budget Deal Reached to Avert Shutdown
President Barack Obama talks with advisors in the Oval Office. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Washington - Congressional leaders and President Obama headed off a shutdown …
Unequal Protection: The Corporate Conquest of America
While corporations can live forever, exist in several different places at the same time, change their identities at will, and even chop off parts of themselves or sprout new …
Unequal Protection: The Deciding Moment?
Part of the American Revolution was about to be lost a century after it had been fought.
Unequal Protection: Banding Together for the Common Good
This new corporate entity was, of course, not something that was physically real; it was an agreement, a so-called legal fiction authorized by a government.