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• The Financialization of Food and the Profitability of Poverty

  

  Photo from EcoNews, 13 August 2012The following is a brief excerpt from a chapter of The People’s Book Project, covering issues related to food, water, land... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Senate Immigration Bill Deeply Flawed

  

  Eight senators, four Republicans (McCain, Graham, Rubio, Flake) and four Democrats (Schumer, Durbin, Menendez, Bennet), have come up with what they call a... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• President Talks Of The Political Reality

  

  When President Obama first took office in 2009, he was a bit naive. He thought he could work with both parties in Congress for the good of the country, and... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• University of Alabama Is Stonewalling Victims' Families In Lawsuit Over Amy...

  

  Amy BishopHere is a maxim I've learned in roughly 12 years of fighting corruption in our broken justice system: If a party in a lawsuit drags its feet on turnin... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Gun Debate Incivility: No Excuse for Heckling Victims’ Families

  

  The gun debate continues this week, and sure enough, some gun nuts just could not restrain themselves as hearings began in Connecticut over possible gun violenc... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Kzawadzki
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• 4% Credit Card Surcharge “Checkout” Fee

  

  Photo credit: WikipediaAccording to CNN Money, retailers in 40 states can now begin charging a 4% credit card surcharge “checkout” fee. A $7.25 billion... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• To Intervene Or Not?

  

  Over at Backbencher Lee Jenkins takes a look at some issues surrounding 'international intervention' from a libertarian-inclining standpoint: Yet international... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Charlescrawford
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• How To Solve All Societal Problems

  

  The theme of Rebecca Costa’s 2010 book The Watchman’s Rattle* is that the complexity of modern life is itself the key to the complex problems we face. Read more

  The 28 January 2013 by   Fsrcoin
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• Your Happiness Is Not A Competition

  

  Most of us tend to compare ourselves to others and then determine our self worth depending on how we measure up. This habit of comparing and competing might be... Read more

  The 28 January 2013 by   Juliez
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• Rob Riley's "Sordid" Affair Casts An Ironic Light On Efforts To Deny A Liquor...

  

  VictoryLandLife in postmodern Alabama is filled with irony. For proof, consider two major news stories that broke last week.On Wednesday, allies of former... Read more

  The 28 January 2013 by   Rogershuler
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