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January 31, 2013

Dissent and Punishment in the Book of Life: Introduction to Henry Giroux’s “Youth in Revolt”

Young people are demonstrating all over the world against a variety of issues ranging from economic injustice and massive inequality to drastic cuts in education and public services.1 In the fall of 2011, on the tenth anniversary of September 11,… Continue reading

January 20, 2013

World’s 100 richest earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty 4 times over — RT

The world’s 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed, adding that the global economic crisis is further enriching the super-rich. “The… Continue reading

January 6, 2013

The Financial War Against the Economy at Large

…By not raising taxes on the wealthy or using the central bank to monetize spending on anything except bailing out the banks and subsidizing the financial sector, the government follows a pro-creditor policy. Tax favoritism for the wealthy deepens the… Continue reading

December 2, 2012

Is Paul Ryan Making Americans More Favorably Inclined Toward Socialism? | The Nation

…That reactionary Republicans get a little hysterical at the mention of the word “socialism” is not news. But the reaction to there reaction is. No two groups of Americans talk so much about socialism in so many public settings these… Continue reading

October 9, 2012

Human “Enhancement” vs Environmental Reformation

When Dr. Michael Anderson hears about his low-income patients struggling in elementary school, he usually gives them a taste of some powerful medicine: Adderall. The pills boost focus and impulse control in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although A.D.H.D… Continue reading

September 24, 2012

The Pay-‘Em-or-Lose-‘Em Myth

There was a time when I thought the arguments given for ever rising executive compensation were all examples of the slippery slope. Stupid me! I now realize that they are examples of a false dichotomy. How is it that I… Continue reading