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When Bullies Win: How Do Weary US Citizens Face the Post-Election Trauma?
The future promises a great deal of bullying, pushing and shoving. Can we keep on, bruised and bloodied?
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Dean Baker | Election Results Indicate Huge Mandate for New Trade Pacts
The leaders of both political parties are in cahoots on the trade deals and the route for pushing them through Congress.
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Time to Say Goodbye to Judicial Overreach
The Supreme Court has turned the US from a republic into a Constitutional monarchy.
Gendering Peasant Movements, Gendering Food Sovereignty
Dr. Pamela Caro discusses women's role in food production and their strong presence in a growing peasant movement.
TPP Agreement Poses Threat of Internet Censorship
More than 300,000 internet users contributed to our crowdsourced vision for free expression online in the 21st century.
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The Forgotten Lessons of Japan in the ’90s
Deficit obsession has been immensely destructive as an economic matter.
A Big Win for Climate Change Denial: Republicans to Target EPA Regulations After Taking Senate
With their newfound control of both houses of Congress, the Republican agenda includes a rollback of environmental regulations.
Corporate Mind Control, Killer Furniture, Bee Deaths and Whitewashing Vietnam
The Redacted team shows you ways to die that should scare you more than Ebola, cracks the corporate manipulation code, Boston-cremes its pants for Dunkin' Donuts and gets creative …
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Federal Reserve Policy Keeps Fracking Bubble Afloat and That May Change Soon
That free money, known by economics wonks as quantitative easing, helps drilling companies finance fracking an increasingly massive number of wells to keep production levels flat in shale fields …
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein Fighting for Tougher Bank Sanctions, Stymies Bank of America Settlement
SEC commissioner Kara Stein has been using her post as a surprisingly effective bully pulpit to pressure the agency and other regulators into upping their game against big banks …