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The Targeting of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Image: Counterpoint Press)Below is an excerpt from “The Awful Grace of God” from Counterpoint Press: On April 3, 1968, an American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Memphis was stuck …
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A US Financial Transaction Tax: How Wall Street Can Pay for Its Mess
As we continue to suffer the consequences of the 2008-2009 global financial crash caused by casino capitalism, one idea for bringing some measure of control over speculative financial practices …
The Whole World Is Watching: NATO in Chicago
The NATO summit coming to Chicago in May has brought the eyes of the world to the overlap among questions of militarization, poverty and dissent in a globalized society. …
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Union Rights Are Civil Rights
The right of U.S. workers to organize and bargain collectively with their employers unhindered by employer or government interference has been a legal right since the 1930s. Yet there …
Chomsky: Occupy Wall Street “Has Created Something That Didn’t Really Exist” in US – Solidarity
Well, the Occupy movement isu2014it was a big surprise. You know, if anybody asked me a year ago,
A New Economic Paradigm: An Interview With Gar Alperovitz
If you look deeply, there are lots of elements that begin to form a mosaic, I think, potentially suggesting the direction of an America beyond capitalism and also beyond …
Two Billion Dollar Tip of Banking Iceberg
The latest debacle now is JPMorgan Chase has apparently lost at least $2 billionu2014I stress at least, 'cause it's still not fully known, the scope of this, and it's …
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Why We Have a Deficit
Deficit theater is coming to DC tomorrow, with a well-funded "fiscal summit." The plot summary is that we have Deficit Trouble - Right Here In River City! so to fix it we need …
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Key Murdoch Aide Rebekah Brooks to Be Prosecuted in Hacking Case
Rebekah Brooks was told by prosecutors on Tuesday that she, her husband and four others will face charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
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Mission Impossible: Finding a Minivan Made in America by Union Workers
All cars, vans and trucks from GM, Ford and Chrysler are US- and union-made; not so for the minivan.