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Economic Growth “Development” and the Triple Crisis: El Salvadore and Gold Mining
The economic crash of 2008 helped redefine our relationship with big business. Given El Salvador's efforts to keep mining corporations out of their country, can we also redefine the …
Xalit Isa: “It Is Necessary to Promote a Political Solution to Help Syria“
Interview with Xalit Isa, a leader of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change who analyses the reasons for the current impasse.
How the US Quietly Lost the IED War in Afghanistan
While some news outlets have published stories this year suggesting that the U.S. military was making u201cprogressu201d against the Taliban IED war, the reality is more stark for American …
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Walmart Warehouse Strikers Return to Work With Full Back-Pay
Illinois warehouse workers at the heart of Walmart's supply chain won their strike this week and returned to work with safer conditions and full back pay. Their strike was …
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Robert Reich: The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters
It is not the Democrats or the Republicans who dominate this country, but the party of
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Why the Obscenely Wealthy Whine When They Have It So Good
Romney's 47 percent comments are exactly what wealthy conservatives think: that they are the true victims.
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Big Food Behemoths Embarrass Their Organic Offshoots
Big Food's mobilization against California's right-to-know law is making more green-minded consumers aware of the companies that own their favorite brands.
Ghost of the New Deal Haunts Democrats’ Agenda, but It’s Time to Summon FDR
Obama and most Democrats are so dependent on contributions and support from business and the rich that they dare not discuss, let alone implement, the kinds of policies Roosevelt …
A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity
A rabbi shares his ideological evolution toward Palestinian solidarity. Lively conversation ensues.
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The Climate Change Denying, Tobacco/DDT Advocate Henry Miller and the No on 37 Campaign
A campaign bankrolled by financially motivated pesticide and junk food companies is expected to lie - a lot. It's what they always do when confronted by inconvenient facts and …