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Dismantling the New Jim Crow: Why America Must Confront the Success of the War on Drugs
There's a growing consensus in the media: after 42 long, hard years, the war on drugs has failed.
Unconstitutional Searches and an Unaccountable Government
The U.S. border may be the next battleground for press freedom.
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Chris Hedges | The Sparks of Rebellion
Chris Hedges: As the country continues to suffer from the abuse of the ruling class, the impending revolution will be determined not by the urban poor, but the sinking …
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House Stands Firm Against Obamacare, Senate Won’t Budge. Shutdown Looms.
Republicans rallied around a budget plan early Sunday to keep the government open but delay the new health care law for a year.
The Real Values War
The Republican controlled House of Representatives have voted on the Farm Bill; part of which includes a $39 billion cut in the food stamp program.
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Seven Things You Should Know About the Wackiest “Fiscal Crisis” Yet
Sometime in the next week, Congress will either get it together to pass a new budget resolution or the government will shut down.
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Lockup Quotas Help For-Profit Prison Companies Keep Profits High and Prisons Full
For-profit prison operators have found a new way to keep beds full and profits high. They call them
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Japan: Don’t Ruin a Good Thing
Paul Krugman: So far, Abenomics has been going really, really well.
US Plans Nuclear-Capable Missile Test on Day of UN Nuclear Disarmament Meeting
The Air Force has announced that it plans to test another Minuteman III missile in the early morning hours of September 26. Later that same day in New York, …
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Breaking Out of the Prison Paradigm
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