Early last month, at a tiny military post near the tumbledown town of Jamaame in Somalia, small arms fire began to ring out as mortar … The Global Growth of U.S. Special Operations ForcesRead more
Economics
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Rising inequality is a wake-up call for human rights
In a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, provocatively titled “How the Human Rights Movement Failed”, Yale professor Samuel Moyn slams the human … Rising inequality is a wake-up call for human rightsRead more
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By Mismanaging Public Pensions, Wall Street Has Cost Taxpayers $600 Billion
Over the last decade, fund managers who oversee the pensions of the nation’s teachers, firefighters, police and other government workers have doubled down on an … By Mismanaging Public Pensions, Wall Street Has Cost Taxpayers $600 BillionRead more
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National (In)Security In the United States of Inequality
So effectively has the Beltway establishment captured the concept of national security that, for most of us, it automatically conjures up images of terrorist groups, … National (In)Security In the United States of InequalityRead more
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Ten years after the Wall Street crash, record stock buybacks and mergers
Ten years after the financial collapse of 2008, the US economy is more dependent on inflated share values and financial manipulation than ever. The enrichment … Ten years after the Wall Street crash, record stock buybacks and mergersRead more
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Changing ownership and distribution is not enough
Richard D. Wolff
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A quarter century since the Thai toy factory fire
It has been 25 years since the Kader Holdings toy factory fire in Thailand which killed 188 workers and injured about 470 others. The company … A quarter century since the Thai toy factory fireRead more