Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
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Report: Government Agents "Directly Involved" In Most High-Profile U.S. Terror Plots
The study released Monday by Human Rights Watch raises questions about the criminal justice system's ability to respect civil rights and due process since 9/11.
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Is There Any Scientific Study – Not Sponsored By Industry – That Asserts Fracking Is Safe?
Extensive research and reports commissioned by the fracking industry are treated as seminal, informative works within the U.K. government – but to date, no one outside industry vouches for its safety.
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From Israel to Ukraine, from Iraq to Afghanistan: U.S. Empire Reaches Breaking Point
It seems the people of the world are factually correct when they label the United States the greatest threat to peace in the world.
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D.I.Y. Theocracy: To Understand Hobby Lobby, Look at the "Alliance Defending Freedom"
Labeled a “hate group” by progressive social and political organizations, the Alliance has amassed a substantial track record marginalizing LGBT equality efforts and attacking women’s reproductive rights.
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Failure of Service: Why the Era of Privatizations Is Coming To a Close
All over the world, publics are beginning to reject the privatization mantra – because the privatizers, it turns out, have a serious problem with their pitch.
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You Call This Aid? Tax Evasion, Corporate Profits Are Looting $60 Billion from Africa
The UK and wealthy states revel in their generosity while allowing their companies to plunder Africa's resources, say NGOs.
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The Matter With Kansas: State Is Broke Thanks to Governor's G.O.P. Tax Cuts
Kansas is hundreds of millions of dollars short in revenue collection, its job growth has lagged the rest of the nation, and Moody's has cut the state's bond rating. More Republican economics, anyone?
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Targeting "Social Contagions," Defense Department Prepares for Mass Civil Breakdown
Twitter posts and conversations will be examined "to identify individuals mobilized in a social contagion and when they become mobilized."
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Defending the 99%: Why Centrist Democrats Are Losing the Middle
The corporatist, Wall Street wing of the party wants to draw a distinction between inequality and opportunity – but passive-voice populism won’t cut it anymore.
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e Teen Who Made an App That Exposes Sellout Politicians
With U.S. politics swimming in so much corporate money that it's pretty much an oligarchy, it can be hard to keep track of all the corruption. Luckily, there's an app for that.