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Rise Up or Die

The Lotto Symbolizes the False Promises of Barracuda Capitalism

Obama Unscathed by Scandals, Mayor Denies Smoking Crack, and More

Truthdigger of the Week: Sen. Angus King

'SNL': Stefon's Farewell Features Anderson Cooper

Global Capital and the Nation State
By Robert Reich

Is Democracy in Trouble?
By E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Rise Up or Die
By Chris Hedges

The Lotto Symbolizes the False Promises of Barracuda Capitalism
By Juan Cole

College: A Lesson in Inequality

Obama Unscathed by Scandals, Mayor Denies Smoking Crack, and More

Will Yahoo ‘Ruin’ Tumblr?

Flaring Violence Kills 130 People in Iraq in Three Days

Super PAC Suggests Rand Paul Is Running for President in 2016

The History That Birthed the Tsarnaev Boys

‘Left, Right & Center’: The White House Scandal Trifecta

Save Our Democracy: Buy the L.A. Times for $660 Million

‘The Daily Show’: Stewart Slams Hypocrites Cheney and Rumsfeld

Video Allegedly Shows Police Beating David Silva to Death

‘SNL’: Stefon’s Farewell Features Anderson Cooper

Act of Congress
By Jesse Eisinger

Daily Rituals
By Gabriel Thompson

The Girls of Atomic City
By Scott Martelle

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

Dig led by Mike Rose

Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy

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Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West

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Tag: Decline

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10 Warnings for Arab Democracies

Truthdig columnist Juan Cole has some sobering words of caution for those in the Arab world with a “once-in-a-century” shot at making their nations into thriving, functional democracies. (more)

Posted on Jul 10, 2011 READ MORE | 13 COMMENTS

University of California Berkeley

A British Perspective: How U.S. Universities Became Hedge Funds

A U.K. journal offers a great primer on why our public universities—especially California’s—are in such a dismal state these day.

Posted on May 5, 2011 READ MORE | 3 COMMENTS

Marine Corps to Start Involuntary Troop Recalls

Thousands of inactive service members will probably be called up to counter a decline in volunteers. The official in charge of the Marines’ manpower mobilization said he didn’t know why the numbers have been dropping off recently.
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