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How Billionaire “Philanthropy” Is Fueling Inequality and Helping to Destroy the Country
Much of philanthropy today has become a weapon in the class warfare of the 1 percent.
NAFTA on Steroids: The TransPacific Partnership and Global Neoliberalism
Can democracy save capitalism, as it did in the 1930s, when it provided popular pressure to force the elite to accept changes otherwise resisted by capital, Cliff DuRand asks.
Our Growing Racial Wealth Gap
Researchers have found that when you factor race into the equation, the economic gap is even more pronounced.
Colombia’s US Embassy to Evict GM Protestors From 2-Year Encampment, After Worker Ties Himself to Cross
GM worker ties himself to a cross to get embassy's attention over GM's unsafe factories, refusal to pay disability claims, and the firing of injured workers.
Carbon-Free, Nuclear-Free Energy Economy Is Inevitable
While a clean energy future is inevitable, questions remain about how quickly we will get there.
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Kirchner Promotes UNASUR and CELAC, Criticizes NSA spying at UN Security Council
The Argentinian president demands regulations to "ensure the sovereignty of states and the privacy of citizens in the world.u201d
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Torturing Animals with Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Feed
What happens when animals are confined in cramped, filthy environments and force-fed monoculture diets of genetically modified corn and soy?
Oh What a Web Textbooks Weave…
History Teacher Daniel Falcone Interviews James W. Loewen, Author of Lies My Teacher Told Me
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Leahy: Freeze on Mexico Drug War Funds Will Save Lives and Money
It's about time someone in government called for a halt to throwing good money after bad at Mexico's drug war. It not only doesn't work; it kills.
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Teach for America’s Mission in Chicago
TFA must have taken Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuelu2019s advice by not letting the layoff crisis “go to waste.”