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In a recent post, I argued that capital controls have become the new normal. This is welcome news to progressives who have long argued that developing countries should have …

Pennsylvanians are wondering if their state could become the next environmental ground zero after officials confirmed Tuesday that irresponsible drilling practices and a failed “blowout preventer” caused the June …

Pick up a newspaper or magazine these days and you find yourself judging its health by the quantity of advertising. Harper’s, the Nation, the New Republic—they are pitifully bare …

One voice - mother and child - Kenya. Image: Rodney Rascona (rascona.com)

The flight from reason that now marks American public discourse came home for me last Friday, when I found myself on public radio debating whether Barack Obama is anti-business. …

The good news is that America's economy continues to grow. The bad news is that most people's personal economies continue to shrivel. The June report on jobs glows with …

With the conclusion of the G20 protests in Canada, the inevitable post-mortem dissection has begun in earnest. Activists prepare to file lawsuits, organizers vow to do things differently next …

The test of a containment cap on the oil well that has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 80 days is being postponed, The New York …

The saga of Iran nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who reportedly defected to the US last year, is a special case in the 31-year propaganda war between the US and …

A Swedish idea that creates an insurance fund for preserving big banks - but not necessarily their bosses or shareholders - needs to return from the dead. In June, …