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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 …
“As Consumers, We Are Guinea Pigs”: Vermont Set to Become First State to Require GMO Food Labeling
Vermont is poised to become the first state to require the labeling of genetically modified organisms in food products.
Hand in Hand With US Government, Big Pharma Pushes for More Profits
Pharmaceutical companies, with the help of the US government, are now coercing countries to adopt more stringent intellectual property protection.
Global Warming Theory Based on Evidence, Not Belief
Mr. Robock tells Paul Jay he's a skeptic who tries to be critical and then makes conclusions based on the evidence.
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How George W. Bush Screwed This Generation of College Students
Every kid in the US could have a free public college education right now if George W. Bush hadn't been such a war monger.