TOP STORIES THIS WEEK
The Long, Shameful History of American TerrorismPresident Obama should call our country’s history of supporting insurgents abroad for what it is.BY NOAM CHOMSKYEXCLUSIVE: 19.7 Million Finance and Insurance Workers Subject to Political Lobbying By Their Bosses Confidential documents reveal a stunning number of workers are being fed political information by their employers. BY SPENCER WOODMAN
Billionaire-Backed Group Spends Unprecedented $290K in Minneapolis School Board Race When the 8th richest person in the U.S. is donating $100K in a local school board race, chances are they have a corporate agenda to push. BY SARAH LAHM
The cult of optimism is part of a longstanding tendency on the Right: confusing patriotism with burying your head in the sand. BY RICK PERLSTEIN
A brief history of online violence against women.
BY SADY DOYLE
When only white people vote, only white people get elected.
BY AMARIS MONTES AND ZACK AVRE
Meet the new generation of oral historians. BY THEO ANDERSON
According to a new documentary, we’re all responsible for the BP disaster.
BY PATRICIA AUFDERHEIDE
Finally, more of Chris Marker’s work is becoming available in the U.S. BY MICHAEL ATKINSON
The seeds that sowed much of the racist strife in Ferguson started with housing policy BY JOSHUA HOLLAND
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New voter legislation is an unwelcome blast from the past. BY JOEL BLEIFUSS
Union-busting Gov. Scott Walker on the minimum wage: “I don’t think it serves a purpose.” BY DAVID SIROTA |
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VIDEOS
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In this episode of the “We the Economy” project, James Schamus explores why we are all acting more like banks ourselves. In another episode, James Schamus explains the real value of a dollar. |
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| Meet Jess Spear, the Socialist and Climate Scientist Running for Washington’s State House
A colleague of Kshama Sawant may be giving Washington’s longest serving State House Speaker a run for his money. BY ARI PAUL |
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