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Seventeen years into the war in Afghanistan, American officials routinely issue inflated assessments of progress that contradict what is actually happening there.

Census Bureau report for 2017 shows that while all race and ethnic groups shared in the growth in median household incomes during the previous two years, that trend abruptly ended for African American households in 2017.

Nike’s Kaepernick ad continues — and tweaks — the tradition of brands commodifying politics. Kaepernick’s ad, and the message he offers, may illuminate the promise of innovative creative forms, including advertising.

Fascists did not come to power in the mid-war period by promising violence, war or concentration camps.

“Reports of privacy and safety violations in public restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms are exceedingly rare.”

To put it crudely, we grew up in an era when liberals were winning the culture wars, but conservatives were winning the economic wars.

Corporate critics cry foul when SEC releases CEO pay data.

The great financial catastrophe of our times is still badly misunderstood, and led to grotesque consequences, including the election of Donald Trump

Poet Mary Elise Bailey has studied and re-studied the rhetoric of 2016 presidential shopping. This selection is part of a longer work, Duct Tape.

The huge spike in the cost of a college education has had a devastating effect upon educational opportunity. American student loan debt now totals $1.5 trillion.