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Honduran Elections Signal Increased Militarism and Resource Extraction
Many are increasingly worried that when Juan Orlando Hernandez takes office, the country will experience further repression of social movements and the increased pillage of indigenous communities' land …
From “Old Detroit” to Delta City: Robocop’s Dystopia in Detroit
Only a genuinely radical response from the public will be able to counteract the selling of Detroit.
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“Liberalism Doesn’t Carry the Critique of Capitalism That Progressivism Does“
Why “neoliberals” are so different from “FDR liberals” and how the changing terms pertained to the free market.
Honduras’ Flawed Election: The Case of El Paraiso
In the weeks prior to the election on Sunday, November 24, rights groups in Honduras began to hear about possible fraud in El Paraiso.
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A Look at Abortion in Haiti
Despite the fact that it is illegal, abortion is common in Haiti.
When Lenders Sue, Quick Cash Can Turn Into a Lifetime of Debt
How does a $1,000 loan turn into a $40,000 debt? It's what can happen when high-cost lenders use the courts to collect.
How the Sandy Hook Gun Vote Became a Turning Point… for the Press
One year after the shooting rampage which unfolded December 14, the press still points to the failed vote as evidence of President Obama's “rough year.”
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On Latin American Poverty and Fracking, American University Disregards Scholarly Standards
American University seems to be guilty of leaving false information on its website and failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest in an article on fracking in Latin …
Hollywood Without the Happy Ending: How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror
Think of it as the CIAu2019s plunge into Hollywoodu2014or into the absurd. As recent revelations have made clear, that Agencyu2019s moves couldnu2019t be have been more far-fetched or more …
The US-Mexico Border Is a Site of Environmental and Humanitarian Disaster
The parts of the border that take the form of an actual, physical barrier are an intrusion on the landscape, an eyesore to many u2014 and to millions, a …