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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Catalonia’s Independence Vote Descends Into Chaos and Clashes
National police officers in riot gear, sent by the central government in Madrid, used rubber bullets and truncheons as they fanned out across Catalonia to shut down polling stations and seize ballot boxes.
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Puerto Rico Supply Failure Stops Food and Water Reaching Desperate Residents
Vital supplies are stuck in ports and warehouses because of a logistical breakdown.
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Spanish Attacks on Democracy Strengthen Case for Catalan Independence
Many of those organizing the referendum have been arrested and more detentions are expected before Sunday's crucial vote.
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To Address Inequality, Let’s Take on Monopolies
Our team is dedicated to investigating and publicizing the radical concentrations of wealth, and power, that are responsible for creating much of today's extreme inequality.
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Sen. Cassidy Believes States are Better Suited to Run Healthcare but Not Flood Insurance
The National Flood Insurance Program isn't nearly as contentious as the ACA, giving the Louisiana senator more political legroom to advocate for federal management over flood insurance. The irony, given the GOP's latest healthcare setback, is hard to miss.
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Facebook v. Russia: Don’t Blame the Poisoned Well, Blame Those Who Still Drink From It
If you’ve been vacuumed into the vortex of outrage that intensified in the wake of the Russia allegations, you’ve probably also noticed much of the public turn its collective glare in Facebook’s direction. But that’s a mistake.
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Guatemala Rises Up Against Institutionalized Corruption
Last week, hundreds of thousands of Guatemalans demonstrated across the country demanding the resignation of President Jimmy Morales and congress members, following new accusations of corruption and the repeal of anti-corruption laws passed in 2015.
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How Privatization Cuts Us In Two, While Public Institutions Make Us A Better People
We’ve become a nation of profit-makers versus the struggling middle/lower classes. Yet while most people looking to make big money disparage public systems as inefficient, wasteful and inferior, privatization is not the solution – it is the problem.
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The Business of Government: Donald Trump’s Most Ridiculous Idea
No great American company would hire a CEO who knows as little about an industry as Donald Trump knows about government.
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Strengthen Labor Law to Promote Progressive Causes
To mark Labor Day, professors WIlliam E.