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In Europe, a Failing Orthodoxy Goes Unchallenged
Paul Krugman: The Netherlands has the kind of Grand Bargain that The Washington Post editorial page dreams of.
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Why Should We All Be Considered “Equal”?
Moral status or dignity is not tied to a narrow quality or capacity such as medical, mathematical or linguistic knowledge.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Austerity Could Destroy our Bill of Rights, and More
New study shows that unless you are an bankster or a billionaire, you're not being represented in the United States Senate; rather than invest in infrastructure, Texas is destroying …
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Greece’s Golden Dawn: A Wake-up Call for Europe
The bankers behind the European Union's imposition of neoliberal austerity in Greece have fed the rise of Golden Dawn with its
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Detroit Residents on Bankruptcy – We Have No Democracy!
More than half of Michigan's 1.4 million black residents now live under rule by unelected emergency managers.
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The Rape of Detroit: City Was Forced to Default so Rich Could Profit
With Detroit's most valued treasures going to the highest bidder, it seems the city of Detroit has once again been violated by its corrupt government.
Greg Palast: Why Are the Greek People Agreeing to Their Own Destruction?
“To me, Greece is a crime scene,” says Greg Palast in this Truthout interview.
Austerity’s Failure in Greece: Time to Think the Unthinkable?
Further austerity can only worsen Greece's economic plight, particularly its already-catastrophic unemployment.
Automated Teaching Machine: A Graphic Introduction to the End of Human Teachers
While the corporate media hails the automation of education as another sign of progress toward a techno-utopia, readers gain another perspective in this nonfiction comic that asks,
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The Scott Walker Generation
As Wisconsin's union membership dwindles, a new class of protesters rises amid the Scott Walker generation.