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Contrary to what the New York Times recently suggested, Bernie's plan is the only one put forward by a major candidate that represents a level of ambition that matches the scale of the unprecedented crisis in which humanity now finds itself

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President Trump says he is against endless wars, but his actions prove otherwise. So, while the best way to smooth over the dangerous civil-military divide is to end the US’ imperial wars, such an end is nowhere in sight and the divide is growing.

At the start of this decade, the federal government identified consumer DNA testing as a burgeoning scam industry. Nonetheless, according to MIT Technology Review more than 26 million people have had their DNA tested. The scam is mainstream now.

In 1969, indigenous activists occupied Alcatraz Island, demanding that their treaties be honored. Fifty years later, they’re still fighting.

What if a team of people in recovery from drug addiction were enlisted to teach the pharmaceutical executives what it really means to take responsibility?

How changes to California’s Proposition 13 could reduce inequality.

An Israeli company enabled the hacking of American citizens’ phones – possibly including some belonging to government officials.

Writing this dispatch from Bolivia, the conflict here is spiraling out of control and I fear it will only get worse.