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CounterPunch recently republished two compelling articles about Herbert Marcuse. Charles Reitz’s study, “When Marxist Intellectuals Collaborated With the

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Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that compound interest is “the most powerful force in the universe.” The quote is probably apocryphal, but it

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“Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro described the detention of an oil tanker seized by US military personnel in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday as an act

The Surveillance State is making a naughty list, and we’re all on it. Unlike Santa’s naughty list, however, the consequences of landing on the

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rarely passes an opportunity to comment upon the way Jews in other countries are treated.  While the manic

On December 8th, the White House posted a video showcasing ICE’s cruelty set to the track of grammy-award winning artist SZA’s “Big Boys.” The video was

In the year I was born, 1938, the White Christian males who ruled the sports world considered their various games and pastimes as definers of

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