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The World Bank’s Bizarre Retreat on Indigenous Rights
There are many within World Bank staff and management who see Indigenous peoples as obstacles to development.
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Global Coalition of Access to Research, Science and Education Organizations Calls on STM to Withdraw New Model Licenses
Let us work together towards a world where the whole sum of human knowledge, both that from within academia and that from without, is accessible, usable, reusable and interoperable.
Deride and Conquer: Dismantling the USPS
The historical cost of building our postal network, its unique characteristics and efficiency, the nefarious efforts to privatize and cripple it, and the economic and personal costs of losing …
“Years of Living Dangerously”: Is This the New Trend?
The media is taking deep dives to communicate science, solutions and the human side of climate change.
More Pain From the ACA: Spending Less on Health Care
A slow down in healthcare costs could be attributed to the ACA, but in truth, it is reflection of our economy's continual downward spiral.
Debt Default: The Only Way to Get to Full Employment?
Fears that the dollar could lose its status as the world's reserve currency could actually be good news.
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Zimmerman Verdict: The Slave Patrol Is Alive and Well in Florida
Slave Patrols were a regular feature of the South, from its first settlement by slave-owning Europeans until the decades after Reconstruction.
The Return of Larry Summers?
Dean Baker: In an ironic twist, the Clinton adviser who pushed to increase big banks might be up to run the Fed.
Progressives Flock to Ed Markey’s Senate Campaign Despite Hawkish Record
Progressives can't expect Democrats to field candidates who support human rights when endorsing organizations unequivocally support candidates like Ed Markey whose foreign policy record is well to the right …
For Real Economic Recovery, Government Must Stop Favoring Banks Over Homeowners
What can local and federal governments do to resolve the foreclosure crisis for real?