It’s been more than a century and a half since Karl Marx published the first volume of Capital. It’s a massive, intimidating tome — one … Why Marx’s Capital Still MattersRead more
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The Con of Diversity
In 1970, when black students occupied the dean’s office at Harvard Divinity School to protest against the absence of African-American scholars on the school’s faculty, … The Con of DiversityRead more
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Gitmo Started as a Detention Camp for Immigrants
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring he would end separation of children from parents at the U.S. border, which might or might … Gitmo Started as a Detention Camp for ImmigrantsRead more
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Why the Tent City for Children Is a Concentration Camp
What does it mean that the United States of America is taking children from their parents and detaining them in camps? News of a tent … Why the Tent City for Children Is a Concentration CampRead more
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Crime and Punishment in Black America
James Forman Jr. talking: So, Brandon was a 15-year-old client of mine, and he had been charged with and had pled guilty to possession of … Crime and Punishment in Black AmericaRead more
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America the Failed State
Our “corporate coup d’état in slow motion,” as the writer John Ralston Saul calls it, has opened a Pandora’s box of evils that is transforming … America the Failed StateRead more
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Credit-Card Wars
In the name of the fight against terrorism, the United States is currently waging “credit-card wars” in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere. Never before has … Credit-Card WarsRead more
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Under the Influence
Democracy requires that all citizens—rich and poor alike—have influence over the policies their government adopts. Of course, it would be unreasonable to expect everyone to … Under the InfluenceRead more
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Stop worrying about the tweets
“Our Country’s biggest enemy is the Fake News.” Those were the words of President Trump last week. It was just his latest attack on the … Stop worrying about the tweetsRead more