capitalism
A reality check on Wall Street
April 29, 2010By any objective measure, Wall Street has given up its right to manage our nation's finances.
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Capitalism replaces human rights with inhuman rights
April 23, 2010Proclaiming that "all men are born free and equal" and that government of the people arises from the citizens themselves, rather than from any "divine right," the French Revolution began a new era in human history.
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Bolivia hosts alternative summit on people and Mother Earth
April 22, 2010The First World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth took place April 19-22 near Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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Financial reform: lesser and greater questions
April 12, 2010The entire progressive agenda hinges in large part on breaking the stranglehold finance capital has on our democratic institutions.
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Heaven help us if we don’t heed his call
April 9, 2010Decades from now, climate scientist James Hansen will occupy a prominent place in our history books, but what we don't know now is whether humankind will heed his alarm or go on with business as usual.
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