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A Push to Rethink How Banks Work
Paul Krugman: A genuinely interesting debate on financial reform is taking place.
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In Mexico, the Corner Belongs to Those Who Work on It
The struggle for labor rights for Mexico's sex workers stretches back at least 25 years.
The Forgotten Mothers
The majority of women in prison are domestic violence survivors. Most women in prison are also mothers.
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Can Frances Fox Piven’s Theory of Disruptive Power Create the Next Occupy?
In recent years, Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring have created renewed interest in such moments of unusual activity. The uprisings have spawned discussion about how activists might …
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Instead of Exploiting the Newest Generation of Americans, Let’s Invest in Them
The United States' student loan debt crisis is deforming an entire generation.
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After Pledge of Sunlight, Gov. Cuomo Officials Keep Their Email in the Shadows
Aides to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are sending emails from private accounts to conduct official business to skirt transparency laws.
Ten Years After Abu Ghraib, Ex-Prisoners Seek Justice in Torture Lawsuit Against US Contractor CACI
An attempt to hold the US contractor CACI International accountable for torture at Abu Ghraib could result in the victims being held liable for legal fees.
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Governments Crushing Their Own
In some developing countries, the police are being used to put down indigenous opposition to the alliance of state and corporate power over resource extraction.
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Botched or Normal? Pathologies of Violence in the Killing State
The appearance of a cruelty-free execution has always been just that: a carefully-crafted appearance.
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Six Reasons Why Obama’s Clemency Program for Drug Offenders Doesn’t Change Mass Incarceration One Bit
The Obama administration is talking up the possibility of using presidential clemency powers to release some prisoners, but this is not the beginning of a rollback of America's prison …