It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Turkey At A Crossroads—From the July Coup to ISIS, A Country In Turmoil
If Erdogan manages to re-establish stability, he will have ensured the rise of a new brand of aggressive radical Islam – one fueled by the edicts of Wahabi dogma that promotes absolute theocratic control.
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A World At War
We’re under attack from climate change – and our only hope is to mobilize like we did in WWII.
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Hong Kong protest leaders avoid prison
Three leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution have escaped a jail sentence over their role in 2014 pro-democracy protests.
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Curing A Convenient Amnesia: Racism, Xenophobia and Nationalism In America
It may be an inconvenient and uncomfortable reality that U.S. leaders have systematically spread hate and intolerance – but the fact is nationalism, xenophobia and intolerance reflect our country’s true foundation.
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2020 Vision: Four Steps to Get There
People with money and power are still appalled by the notion of a popular democracy. But something is different now, as the American majority are better able to communicate and unify in pursuit of a progressive nation.
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Globalization and its New Discontents
Stiglitz: How can something that our political leaders – and many an economist – said would make everyone better off be so reviled? The rules of the game now need to be changed, with measures to tame globalization.
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UC Davis chancellor resigns after [Occupy] pepper-spray scandal
Following the 2011 Occupy Wall Street incident that went viral, the university spent at least $175,000 on consultants to try to remove “venomous” references on the Internet and improve the chancellor's reputation.
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These 3 Southern Senate Races Might Not Be a Lock for the Republican Ticket
Amid the sound and the fury of Trump v. Clinton, less attention has been paid this election cycle to the U.S. Senate, where results in Louisiana, Florida and North Carolina could shift the balance.
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Meet the Billionaires Manipulating the U.S. Presidential Election
The new documentary "Meet the Donors" exposes our broken political system and the uber-rich who are pulling the strings.
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Not Just Skin Deep: Europe Reflects On America's Gun and Race Violence Epidemic
Race-related tensions have always coincided with economic recessions. But are we today facing a crisis point of open-ended, pointless violence – or is this simply a preamble to a truly nightmarish century?
