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Any casual review of human history proves how deeply irrational it is to believe that powerful factions can be trusted to exercise vast surveillance power with little accountability or transparency. But the more they proudly flaunt their warped imperial hubris, the more irrational it becomes.

'... how are we going to translate that energy to work on the ground, to spread that energy through the locals?'

Landau painstakingly demonstrated that the US intelligence community’s complicity with the Pinochet regime’s crimes did not end with the tragic 1973 coup.

Polish workers have taken to the streets of Warsaw in mass protests against the pro-market government's labor policies. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's popularity has plunged as Poland's once robust economy has weakened.

U.S. funding for the Honduran police and military has in fact increased every year since the coup

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Mandatory labels for genetically modified foods are a bad idea

The college ranking game diverts from the need for public support to make higher education affordable.

Bill de Blasio’s sweeping victory in the New York Democratic primary for mayor is a hint of change progressives can believe in.

In his powerful speech to the AFL-CIO convention, the famed economist says '95% of the gains from 2009 to 2012 went to the upper 1%.'