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‘Tis the Season to Over-Consume
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Mindfulness Meditation Physically Changes the Brain
While practitioners have long touted the emotional and physical benefits of meditation, a new study has shown that the effects are in their mind - literally.
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Bad? Suffering From Youthful Tendency Disorder? Lost Children in a Lost Society
In Crystal T. Laura's new book, “Being Bad,” William Ayers reflects on how the school-to-prison pipeline actually functions.
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Dahr Jamail | Extinction Rate Rivals That of Dinosaurs, 2014 Likely Hottest Year Ever
The earth's sixth mass extinction event could already be unfolding.
Granger Danger
Resistance to Big Agriculture's agenda is creating a rift between old and new members of the Grange, a US civic institution for farmers.
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Forgetting the Lesson of Cypherpunk History: Cryptography Is Underhanded
To acquire market share, high-tech companies know they don't necessarily have to offer genuine security - just an impression of it.
“Coercive Diplomacy” and the Failure of the Nuclear Negotiations
The US posture in talks with Iran has reflected the perspective of a dominant power accustomed to employing coercive power.
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Thanksgiving and the Socialist Imaginary
Mainstream progressive politicians lack utopia, a vision of a fundamentally different society.
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Torture Report: Mark Udall’s Historic Moment to Rescue CIA Oversight
The struggle over the release of the CIA torture report is a litmus test.
Nearly 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants Benefit From President Obama’s Executive Action
The president acknowledged his critics would be unhappy with his moves, but said that he was willing to work with them to find a permanent solution.