Truthout
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The Increasing Concentration of Capital Precludes Democracy
The US and most European governments now exist to serve the needs of an oligarchy.
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Fitness Devices Make It Harder to Lie to Ourselves
You might say that the truth will show up on the scale and your waistline eventually.
Biden’s Solution to Central American Migration Overlooks CAFTA Damage
Many of the region's policy analysts are not enthused about the plan, with one calling it “more of the same.”
Will Unequal Access to New IUDs and Implants Worsen the US Economic Divide?
Unwanted pregnancy is contributing to a new “caste system” in the US.
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Internal Documents Reveal Extensive Industry Influence Over EPA’s National Fracking Study
In 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched an ambitious and highly consequential study of the risks that hydraulic fracturing.
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Why the Walmart Pay Raise Matters
Was Walmart's decision an act of kindness? Possibly. But Aiha Nguyen says employees, fast-food workers, the labor movement and families fueled the change for higher wages.
As UN Backs Fossil Fuel Divestment, Bill McKibben on Vanuatu, Oxford Vote, California Water Crisis
McKibben links the storm to global warming.
Troika Tightens the Noose on Greece as Government Cash Crunch Worsens
The Troika and Eurogroup look to be working towards the Greek government to start having similar thoughts.
In the Age of Inequality, We Must Rethink the Education Status Quo
Resolution lies in a fairer distribution of material and cultural resources among the less well-off in society.
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Black Death: The Rashomon Effect and Our Symbols of Justice
Where is the justice in the US justice system?