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Elizabeth Warren: Our Populist Agenda – in Her Own Words
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the most visible leader of the growing populist movement.
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A Self-Perpetuating Machine for US Insecurity: Welcome to the National Security State of 2015
The Pentagon and the US Intelligence Community have been thinking about how to give good war in a globally warming world.
Beyond Hegemony: Obama’s Legacy
As President Obama prepares to serve his final two years as President, he has learnt from his experiences with Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan that American military power cannot …
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Panama Canal Rival: Work Starts in Nicaragua Amid Fears Over Environment and Role of China
In addition to causing tremendous, potentially irreversible environmental damage, the $50 billion dollar canal project would displace thousands of indigenous peoples.
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Why Movements Should Care About Azealia Banks
The #BlackLivesMatter movement is quickly creating a national context whereby celebrities across industries are being forced to take sides.
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A View on Cuba’s Opening From the De Facto US Colony of Puerto Rico
The hard questions of the Obam-apertura.
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The Visa Curse
Thousands of legal US immigrants are stuck choosing between living here with their spouses or staying behind and pursuing their careers.
Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles
Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.
Thirteen Things That We Re-Learned About the Prison Industrial Complex in 2014
We are STILL in the era of “mass” and “hyper” incarceration.
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Killer Drones Are a Lethal Extension of American Exceptionalism
By the time Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award one year into his presidency, he had ordered more drone strikes than George W. Bush had authorized during his …