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George Fish
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Singapore’s Useful Peasants
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Joseph B. Atkins
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Alice Waters’ Chez Sludge
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John Stauber
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Pete Karman
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BP: Dispersing Oil or Criticism?
Toxic chemicals helped the oil giant save face, but their health and environmental impacts are unknown
Terry J. Allen
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Slavery in Our Time
For the first time, the U.S. government acknowledges modern-day slavery in the United States.
Michelle Chen
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Bad Air in ‘Green’ Buildings
Much-touted LEED-certified buildings may not be so perfect.
Melinda Tuhus
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Dear ITT Ideologist: McChrystal’s Predicament, and an Insecure Israeli
Pete Karman
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Tax Dodgers, Inc.
Congress tries—and so far fails—to combat "legal" corporate tax avoidance, which costs the U.S. Treasury billions each year
Christopher Moraff
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Where the Press is Free to Die
Death of jailed journalist raises questions in Cameroon, one of Africa's most corrupt nations
Stefan Simanowitz
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Certifying ‘Blood Chocolate’
Activists question the candy industry’s commitment to ending cocoa industry child labor.
Sara Peck
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Got Raw Milk?
Small farmers and consumer advocates say unpasteurized milk bans are about protecting big industry.
Marie Landau
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Dear ITT Ideologist: Libertarian Clubbers and Privacy Violators
Pete Karman
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Social Security’s Porcupine Politics
Obama's deficit reduction panel isn't afraid of touching the 'third rail' of American politics.
Margaret Smith
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Truth in Honduras
One year after the coup, the battle over who gets to expose—or avoid—recent history begins.
Jeremy Bigwood
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Weekend Warrior Bootcamp
The company formerly known as Blackwater offers a training course for armed U.S. citizens.
Dan Kenney
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Occupied, D.C.
The military-industrial complex invades the capital's subway system.
Stephanie Westbrook
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Dear ITT Ideologist: American Exceptionalism and GOP Bondage
Pete Karman
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Choose Your Own Budget
Chicagoans cut out the elected middle man to improve their neighborhood with $1.3 million in taxes.
Robin Peterson
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An Assault on Academic Freedom?
Students say an evangelical university in Chicago showed a professor the door because of his views on Palestine and the Christian right.
Sara Peck
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This Land Is Our Land
Nativists in Arizona jump-start the immigration reform movement.
Micah Uetricht
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Smile, You’re an Activist!
Marching or signing a petition is a surefire way to find happiness, researchers say.
Robin Petré
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Slow Food vs. the City of Chicago
Behind the culinary times, Windy City bureaucrats crack down on canning and charcuteries.
Robin Peterson
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The Life of Brian
As elections approach, Britain's most visible activist maintains his stubborn vigil.
Dawn Starin
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