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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The Job Apocalypse That's Coming to America
Offshoring and increased automation have already cost Americans millions of jobs – and with increasing computing capacity expanding the abilities of machines, we ain’t seen nothing yet.
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The Republican Plan To Invalidate Scientific Research
Republicans are attempting to squash scientific facts that challenge their own agendas by funding and generating alternate research that backs up their claims.
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Revealed: Health Care Interests Intentionally Sowing “Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt”
The orchestrated, years-long "FUD" campaign has scared millions of Americans into believing that Obamacare represents a government takeover.
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Which Is More Terrifying: Google or Facebook?
Relentlessly, the two companies are pushing toward a dystopian future in which privacy is null and we wear social networks on our faces.
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Grad School Is a Debt Machine
America's student debt burden has been on the rise for years—along with America's class of incredibly well-educated retail workers.
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Which U.S. Corporate Interests Backed the Ukraine Putsch
Giant corporations, from Cargill to Chevron, see Ukraine as a potential “gold mine” of profits from agricultural and energy exploitation.
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Exposed: Are Senator Feinstein and Her Cronies Looting the U.S. Post Office?
Good criminals don’t leave calling cards at the crime scene: they cover their tracks. A bit like California Senator Dianne Feinstein, her real estate tycoon husband Richard Blum, and the corrupt management of the U.S. Postal Service.
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Britain's Five Richest Families Worth More than the Poorest 20%
An Oxfam report reveals the scale of inequality in the U.K., as charity appeals to chancellor over tax.
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Edward Snowden Looms Over Pulitzer Prizes
Next month, the trustees who oversee America’s most distinguished journalistic award could face their toughest decision in at least four decades.
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Administration Tries Again With Regulations Targeted at For-Profit Colleges
For-profit schools, which target poor students and students of color, are responsible for 46 percent of the nation’s student debt defaults.