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The New Al-Qaeda Menace
If the new, decentralized al-Qaeda is still a major threat, then we have a decade of wrongheaded US policy to blame.

The Detroit Bail-In Template: Fleecing Pensioners to Save the Banks
The Detroit bankruptcy is looking like the bail-in template originated by the G20's Financial Stability Board.

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After a Pause, Walmart Strikes Back
In a coordinated purge, Walmart has lashed out against workers who walked out in early June.

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Economy Added 162,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.4 Percent
The Labor Department reported the economy added 162,000 jobs in July. Job growth for the prior two months was also revised down by 26,000, bringing the average growth over …

Social Death and the Criminalization of Resistance in the California Prison Hunger Strikes
At stake here is the very meaning of social life and social death, and the continued legacy of slavery, both in the U.S. prison system and in the structure …

“We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
Fast food workers in seven U.S. cities are walking off the job this week in what organizers say is the largest strike in the industryu2019s history.

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What Ifs? The Sad Tale of Darlington Mills
In this 15th in our series on judicial amendment to the NLRA, we learn how the Supreme Court allowed Deering Milliken to close its Darlington Mills plant rather than …

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Bombshell: Plutocrats Brazenly Collude to Hurt State Economies and Screw Working People
Illinois fatcats discuss a plan to sabotage state bond ratings in a scheme to destroy pensions.

New Monetary Systems for a Sustainable Democracy and “The Great Turning“
Our money system is ill-equipped to help us solve the socio-economic and ecological challenges we face.

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My Life in Circles: Why Metadata Is Incredibly Intimate
Metadata, no matter what the detractors say, collected over time is an intimate repository of our lives.