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Cheap heroin, unaffordable solutions
On July 1 I wrote about how the emergency service workers of NYC were all being trained and equipped with…
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Statement by Food Not Bombs hunger striker in Florida
I am hungry. Today begins my eighth day on hunger strike in resistance to a series of ordinances passed in…
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Grand Theft Auto: sexist violence symptom of a bankrupt system
Grand Theft Auto, the video game that has become synonymous with glorified and anti-woman violence, has somehow managed to do…
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Cancer care and the trend to monopolization
I am very interested in oncology. It’s not a theoretical interest; as a person who has been treated for cancer,…
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Award-winning author critiques capitalism
Acceptance speeches by authors at the annual National Book Awards program rarely draw much attention in the broader popular culture.…
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Climate change isn’t new, and extinction is forever
Last week I watched a classic science-fiction movie called Soylent Green. Released in 1973, it was a good reminder that…
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Report: 2.5 million U.S. children dumped like garbage in the street
It’s hard to say what is the most indicting aspect of the profit system. One trend, however, the dumping of children…
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Federal Reserve seeks return to ‘normalcy’
A “return to normalcy,” a return to the way of life before World War I, was U.S. presidential candidate Warren…
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Most expensive homes in NYC: Empty
The way U.S. society is organized has produced some almost unbelievable realities. The housing situation in New York City is…
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Capitalists shelved Ebola vaccine, while Cuba provides heroic care
The spreading Ebola epidemic has come home to roost as yet another person has tested positive for the virus. This…
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