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US Power at the Crossroads: A Snapshot of a Multipolar World in Action
If you've noticed the growing assertiveness of China and Russia, you'll know that we're on an increasingly multipolar planet.
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Why Don’t You Just Move?
Many people believe the answer to the problems of poverty is: Get out.
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Slower Pace of Job Growth Continues Into the Fall
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 156,000 jobs in September, somewhat less than most economists had projected.
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Europe Turns the Screws on Former Guantánamo Prisoners
The US-run detention centre for “war on terror” prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is truly a collaborative effort.
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Dakota Access Pipeline and the Future of American Labor
The Dakota Access Pipeline has become an issue of contention within organized labor.
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“The System Abuses Us by Locking Us Up Forever”: Aging Survivors Behind Bars
Survivors of domestic violence should have their abuse taken into consideration at sentencing and parole hearings.
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Illiberal Democracy, Donald Trump and the 2016 Election
Trump has channeled latent bigotry and ideological extremism into a movement suited for illiberal democracy.
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Plutocracy of Maximums, Democracy of Minimums
It often takes little to change the balance of power between the dominating and the dominated.
Class War by Other Means: Tennessee, Volkswagen and the Future of Labor
Massive subsidies are just the price that the public is expected to pay in exchange for jobs made available to them within the “free enterprise” system.
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AFL-CIO to Planet Earth: Drop Dead
The nation's biggest labor federation, AFL-CIO, has continued to serve the fossil fuel industry.