I Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole for a Non-Violent First Drug Offense
The following is an article by Craig Cesal, a federal prisoner sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a first-time offender…
Alienating Kashmiris While Integrating (Annexing) Kashmir
India’s right-wing BJP is trying to to absorb Kashmir. But no one asked the Kashmiris. Shahid Jamal writes.
New NAFTA vs. Old NAFTA
Dean Baker’s thoughts on the new NAFTA agreement — which sounds a lot like the old NAFTA agreement.
How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.
Beginning in 2012, operatives used a federal PAC to target small-dollar donors, claiming they’d use the money to oppose Barack Obama. But that’s not what happened.
The Financial Industry Preys Upon 401 (k) Fees
Dean Baker considers the failure of the 401 (k) to compensate for diminishing pensions.
Who Killed the Amazon Tax?
Jeff Stevens inquires freshly for the coming 2019 PACopalypse.
Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Ending Patent-Financed Drug Research?
Americans will spend more than $460B on prescription drugs in 2019. This could easily be reduced to $80B, so why don’t Democrats get with the program? Dean Baker writes.
At the Dawn of Hope, Trepidation in Turkey
In the wake of the Istanbul elections, how will Turkey’s ruling party respond? Neslihan Özgüneş considers the fate of political prisoners.
As battle for Istanbul reaches fever pitch, Turkey’s ruling party regrets its pop culture problem
Pop stars and actors are political assets and Turkey’s ruling AKP party is losing them. Sevgi Yağmur Bulut reports.
Puerto Rico’s Botched Disaster Relief, Unsustainable Debt, and Economic Failure Linked to its Colonial Status
Puerto Rico’s status as a mere colony of the US creates graft, greed and corruption that makes US advisers rich and citizens poor. Mark Weisbrot explains.
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