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Cory Booker Falls Victim to Disease of False Equivalence

Ilyse Hogue, The Nation. May 21, 2012.

In an effort to appear objective in a political climate anything but, talking heads now feel the need to utter a Democratic offense in the same breath as a Republican offense.

While Banks Have the Upper Hand, the Global Economic Crisis Will Continue

William K. Tabb, Amandla!. February 21, 2012.

The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.

Where Were the Catholic Bishops when Troy Davis Died?

Dante Atkins, Daily Kos. February 19, 2012.

The Catholic Church officially opposes capital punishment. So why wasn't the Conference of Catholic Bishops outraged over Davis's execution?

7 Ways to Really Take the Ax to Wall Street

Les Leopold, AlterNet. January 4, 2012.

We're talking about how to save democracy from the plutocratic rule of elite financiers. It's time to think big.

Our Economy Has Failed -- Until We Admit That, We're Screwed

Kai Wright, Colorlines.com. December 30, 2011.

Industries, communities, natural resources, even sports leagues have collapsed as Ronald Reagan’s corrosive vision has become dominant.

Is New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the One to Finally Fight Big Money's Power in Politics?

Nina Burleigh, Salon. September 25, 2011.

Schneiderman is the best and probably last hope for some kind of public retribution against the banksters, some righting of wrongs--rolling of heads--as far as the Great Recession.

Is Bank of America Headed Toward Collapse?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 14, 2011.

The nation's largest bank has only gotten bigger since the financial crisis and the government bailouts. But is big trouble ahead for the big bank?

Chomsky: Wealthiest 1% Rule Our Politics -- But There's Hope in the Fight Against Global Capital

Noam Chomsky, Michael Lerner, Tikkun. June 14, 2011.

In the past thirty years there has been enormous concentration of wealth in a very tiny part of the population. Noam Chomsky talks about how to fight back.

Why Corporate Capital and Finance Are Waging an All-Out Cyberwar Against Wikileaks

Mark Levine, Al Jazeera. December 29, 2010.

The continuing assault by the corporate sector to undermine the most ambitious whistleblowing project in modern history has major political implications.

This Week In God: Conservatives Attack the Capital

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. May 30, 2009.

Also from the God Machine this week: a disgraced priest, Sotomayor and religion, and Liberty University.

New Book Chronicles Japan's Spiritual Crisis

Michael Sandlin, PopMatters. December 6, 2006.

Journalist Michael Zielenziger dove into the despair of Japan's youth, including modern-day hermits and suicide groups, to write "Shutting Out the Sun" about the country's "lost generation."

Bank of America Death Watch: 30,000 Layoffs Coming

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.


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