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While The Ford Motor Company made news this afternoon with its first quarterly profits in more than four years, Noam Chomsky explains why vague references to ‘cost-cutting’ and a dependence […]
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Noam Chomsky laments the wide gulf between public policy and public attitudes towards the cost of drugs.
In a functioning democracy, Noam Chomsky claims, people would celebrate on tax day—why then do most Americans view every April 15th as a day of mourning?
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Noam Chomsky discusses the limits of civic participation in the U.S., and the extensive efforts that political and business elites have made to keep it that way.
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Noam Chomsky explains why “that feeling of helplessness” and “impotence” is the natural response to American democracy.
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Obama hasn’t disappointed Chomsky yet–but the linguist didn’t expect much from him anyway.
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Alec Ross fell into his technology advisory position in the Office of the Secretary of State after spending years dedicated to fighting poverty.
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A conversation with the senior adviser for innovation in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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Alec Ross describes how the Obama campaign’s openness to new technology allowed fresh faces to flourish and forever changed politics.
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We should not assume that those in poor countries don’t have the ingenuity to use technological tools effectively—and that includes terrorists.
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Alec Ross, the Office of the Secretary of State’s senior adviser for innovation, explains how the White House is changing its approach to diplomacy with the advent of new technologies.
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Human Rights Watch’s Tom Malinowski considers the diplomatic Catch-22’s of operating as a successful modern economic power that enforces global human rights.
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Tom Malinowski, the Washington Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch, explains the dangers of even theoretically rationalizing torture, and calls on us all to be human rights advocates.
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Does the Obama administration represent a meaningful change from the policies of George W. Bush when it comes to torture, unlawful detention, and responsible warfare? Human Rights Watch Director Tom […]
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A conversation with the Washington Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch.
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If Obama wins this battle, he’d be up there with F.D.R. and L.B.J. in terms of solidifying the 21st century American welfare state, says Brown economics professor Glenn Loury.
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The man once shunned by the black liberal community is shocked by how radical his opinions have become.
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More than anything, he’s terrified the U.S. is becoming a nation permanently at war.
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Substance abuse should be viewed as a medical problem, not a crime, says Brown University economist Glenn Loury.
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Once a darling of the Reagan administration, Glenn Loury has serious beef with U.S. incarceration policies. He’s no stranger to the law himself.