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How a confrontation is shaping up between the US/NATO and the BRICS.

The Internet as a toy with a tin ear and a wooden tongue.

By the time you read this, the PR hacks of Goldman Sachs will be trying to destroy the reputation of whistle-blower Greg Smith.

Secret deals, bribery and "buying" members of Congress are commonplace in today's government.

The titans of finance have lined up behind Mitt Romney against his GOP rivals and President Obama. But what exactly would a Romney presidency offer them?

The electoral process has been occupied by the 1 percent—which means that what you hear in this “campaign” is largely refracted versions of their views, their needs, their fears, and their wishes.

The sooner Eurocrats dispense with their calls for more economic centralization, the better off we’ll all be.

Under the banner of high-tech progress, corporate lobbyists have rammed through legislation privatizing K-12 education across the country.

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Can we all agree that a $1 billion swindle represents a lot of money? So why isn't former Citigroup Chairman Robert Rubin breaking a sweat?