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On Your Marx: Neoliberalism on the Rocks
The first intellectual consequence of the economic crisis was to undermine neoliberalism—or the belief in the sufficiency of markets to secure human welfare—as the age’s default ideology. The second …

McChrystal Recalled to Washington Over Rolling Stone Article
Kabul - The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan was recalled to Washington on Tuesday after he was forced to make a “sincerest apology” over a magazine article in …

“Grapes of Wrath” Revisited
The title sounds a bit dated and strange. But the book’s message could scarcely be more contemporary.

Lawrence S. Wittner | BP’s Other Gifts to America – and to the World
The offshore oil drilling catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico brought to us by BP has overshadowed its central role over the past century in fostering some other disastrous …

On Heels of Diebold/Premier Purchase, Canadian Firm Also Acquires Sequoia, Lies About Chavez-Ties in Announcement
“Intellectual Property” of voting systems still owned by firm linked to Venezuelan President, despite press statement to the contrary PLUS: The election official/e-voting company revolving "oversight"door continues to turn...

Corporate Gas Drilling Buries Indonesian Town in Methane Mud (Video)
Java - A City Swallowed by Mud

Robert Reich | Why China’s Currency Announcement Is Hokum
The stock market is euphoric over China's apparent decision to allow its currency to rise against the dollar. Watch your wallets. China isn't really changing anything. It's only doing …

Supreme Court’s War on Terror Decision Permits Prosecution of US Organizations
Washington - The Supreme Court on Monday bolstered law enforcement in national security cases, permitting prosecution of U.S. organizations that provide non-violent legal training or advice to designated terrorist …

The Water We Need
It’s hard to imagine that Seattle could ever face a water shortage. In my fourth December here, my husband and I bailed buckets of stormwater out of the basement …

Howard Fineman | Is Silence Golden? Circumventing the Press May Pay
Do political candidates still need the press? Based on what's going on in Kentucky, where I began my career, I'm no longer sure. After saying a few weeks ago …