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“This We [Won't] Defend”: Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military
This article originally appeared on Manifesta. 1 in 3. According to the Department of Defense, that number represents how many women in the military have been sexually assaulted. The Veterans Administration reports that close
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Will Israel Endure?
“The only thing standing between Israel and national suicide any more is America and its willingness to tell Israel the truth.” Thomas Friedman, New York Times 12/25/12Thomas Friedman, a superstar of the mainstream press, has produced a remarkably
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Imperialism in the Arctic
In the late summer of 2007, in the frigid waters of the Arctic Ocean, two submarines descended deep beneath the ice. The exploration itself wasn’t unprecedented. Scientific missions are routine in the Arctic during
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The Great Tax Cut Experiment
This article originally appeared in Dollars & Sense. Since the late 1970s, during the Carter Administration, conservative economists have been warning that high taxes retard economic growth by discouraging productive work and investment. These
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CARTOON: Prison State
“Prison State” by Kip Lyall. To see more of Kip’s cartoons, visit his website
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Stephanie McMillan: Nonbinding Nonspecifics
Image and text by Stephanie McMillan. To see more of Stephanie’s work, visit her website.
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Why So Secretive? The Trans-Pacific Partnership as Global Corporate Coup
The following is the second installment of a three-part exclusive on the TPP for Occupy.com. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the most secretive and “least transparent” series of trade negotiations in history. Luckily for the populations
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Austerity: The One Percent’s Global Battle Cry
Whether we are left with the Fiscal Cliff or a Grand Bargain, workers in the U.S. face massive cuts to programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Food Stamp assistance and other
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: This is What Corporate Governance Looks Like
In 2008, the United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab announced the U.S. entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks as “a pathway to broader Asia-Pacific regional economic integration.” Originating in 2005 as a “Strategic Economic Partnership” between
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Why Chavez Won Big: Comparing the Elections in the U.S. and Venezuela
U.S. workers and those who are unemployed are frequently told that the current presidential elections are among the most important in this country’s history. With continuing high unemployment and underemployment, declining wages, and looming
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