Nearly 250 years after the American Revolution, the event continues to exert a powerful influence on the present. The ideals of the revolution—human equality and … American Revolution created “the first apartheid state”Read more
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Building or Unbuilding America?
During the Trump years, the phrase “Infrastructure Week” rang out as a sort of Groundhog Day-style punchline. What began in June 2017 as a failed … Building or Unbuilding America?Read more
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Texas, Land of Wind and Lies
Like many states, Texas has a partly deregulated electricity market, but deregulation has gone further there than elsewhere. In particular, unlike other states, Texas chose … Texas, Land of Wind and LiesRead more
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How 2008 Financial Meltdown Contributed to Trump’s Rise
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTY9ia68-9s&rel=0&feature=relmfu] William K. Black Part 2. Because of the failure to prosecute, the failure to perceive the elite bankers as the problem, not the … How 2008 Financial Meltdown Contributed to Trump’s RiseRead more
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Ex-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Gets JPMorgan Credit Line for Private Equity Fund
In the latest sign of the revolving door between the U.S. government and Wall Street, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has secured a personal line … Ex-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Gets JPMorgan Credit Line for Private Equity FundRead more
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Former Officers on Trial for Crimes of Sexual Slavery in 1980s
In Guatemala, two former military officers are on trial for crimes of sexual and domestic slavery and forced disappearance perpetrated against indigenous Mayan women in … Former Officers on Trial for Crimes of Sexual Slavery in 1980sRead more
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The Truth About the 2008 Financial Meltdown
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xft_HtU4Ss&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Bill Black Part 1. BILL BLACK: All right, so we’re nearing the tenth anniversary of Lehman’s collapse, and so we’re going to get … The Truth About the 2008 Financial MeltdownRead more
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Secret Neo-Nazi Group Uncovered After Teen Suicide in Colorado
The suicide of a teenager in Colorado exposed the existence of a neo-Nazi Facebook group whose members talked about killing Blacks and Jews and recruited … Secret Neo-Nazi Group Uncovered After Teen Suicide in ColoradoRead more
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U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing Chevron
Decades of reckless oil drilling by Chevron have destroyed 1,700 square miles of land in the Ecuadorian Amazon, but the company has refused to pay … U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing ChevronRead more
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Music and Black America’s Continuous Struggle for Freedom
It has been stated that “Freedom is a Constant Struggle,” and that in fact is a freedom song that was repeatedly sung in the southern … Music and Black America’s Continuous Struggle for FreedomRead more