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Indefinite Surveillance: Say Hello to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014
The NDAA for 2014 will effectively authorize indefinite surveillance of everyone.
Celebrate the Defeat of the Granny Bashers!
Dean Baker: Medicare and Social Security are safe from austerity hawks - for now. Time to raise a toast, then switch from defense to offense.
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Against This Authoritarian Euro-Liberal Regime, What We Need Is a Complete Re-Foundation of Our Republic
The vast majority of our fellow citizens demand a deep change while the majority of their political ‘representatives’ are apparently dead set on pursuing the same course: the self-defeating …
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Five Reasons Why Austerity Hurts Today and Will Even More Tomorrow
Austerity can inflict long-term damage on people's pockets, psyches, livelihoods and lives.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Supreme Court Rules That Human Genes Cannot Be Patented, and More
The case, Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, challenged the biotechnology company's existing patents on two genes associated with high risks of breast cancer, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2.
History Teaches That We Have the Power to Transform the Nation
Modern mass movements in the last 100 years have proven that collective nonviolent resistance across many segments of society is the most effective means for change. The rule of …
Financial Totalitarianism: The Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Rule of Speculative Capital
Like the totalitarianisms of old, the financialization of life is ultimately directed by and benefits a tiny minority.
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Henry A. Giroux | In the Dead Zone of Capitalism: Lessons on the Violence of Inequality from Chicago
Rahm Emanuelu2019s actions in Chicago also mimic neoliberal policies that are playing out in other cities across the US.
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An Irresponsible Austerity Narrative Endures
Paul Krugman: The problem with Ireland's gross national product accounting is bigger than realized.
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?