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Economist Thomas Piketty's new book has stunned both the economic profession and most political observers. But the economic mainstream is not truly dealing with its most serious implications. ...[Read more]
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The conventional wisdom says that most Latin American migrants who come to the United States are looking for a better life, inspired by the "American Dream." And it's hard to deny that there's a lot of truth in that.
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Teachers are having to bring in food to give their pupils breakfast every day because they are too hungry and exhausted to learn as a result of increased poverty, according to a report out today.
The survey, by the National Association of Schoolmasters Un ...[Read more]
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Karen Hudes is a graduate of Yale Law School and she worked in the legal department of the World Bank for more than 20 years. In fact, when she was fired for blowing the whistle on corruption inside the World Bank, she held the position of Senior Counsel ...[Read more]
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Warren Buffett once claimed that the "genius of the American economy, our emphasis on a meritocracy and a market system and a rule of law has enabled generation after generation to live better than their parents did." The Economist suggested that "people ...[Read more]
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Following criticism by The Electronic Intifada of how it handled Majd Kayyal’s case, The New York Times is forced to review its policies on observing Israeli gag orders censoring. ...[Read more]
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Our nation's singular focus on terrorism has led to various branches of the government and counterterrorism pundits declaring all sorts of things to be warning signs of terrorist activity. Here's a short (but by no means all-inclusive) list of activities ...[Read more]
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Chomsky: “Obama Is Running The Biggest Terrorist Operation That Exists” Noam Chomsky said yesterday: The Obama administration is dedicated to increasing terrorism. In fact, Obama is running the biggest terrorist operation that exists, maybe in histo ...[Read more]
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Attempts to paint Pakistan as a dangerous enemy of the West and a prime candidate for military intervention has been made once again by those in the Western media. ABC News, in an article titled, “‘Double dealing’: How Pakistan hid Osama Bin Laden f ...[Read more]
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Leaders of the largest nonprofit for young Cuban-Americans, which explicitly refused to accept US government funds, in fact supported Washingtonâs secret program aimed at toppling Cuba's government, a leaked report reveals. ...[Read more]
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People holding illegal arms and occupying government buildings are perfectly OK, as long as they are permitted to do so, believes Washington's top diplomat in Europe. But doing exactly the same thing without permission is bad. ...[Read more]
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