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JP Morgan’s CEO once complained that traders would need to see psychiatrists in order to comply with financial regulations. Maybe that’s not such a bad idea.

Outside the US, May 1 is international workers’ day. Unions, immigrant activists and Occupiers are now resurrecting May Day for Americans. 

Don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

According to a new report, the pepper spraying of peacefully protesting UC Davis students last year “should and could have been prevented.”

The Supreme Court—as well as the Obama administration—upholds the right of the world’s biggest jailer to strip everyone who comes into its grasp.

Two decades ago, nearly one-sixth of the population was forcibly expelled. How did King Wangchuck escape any real censure?

Unelected individuals are taking control of whole cities and school districts, from Flint to Benton Harbor to Detroit.

The fierce campaign against whistle-blowers in Washington.

Why do patriotic members of an elite combat unit refuse to serve in the occupied territories?

Timothy Pachirat’s gut-wrenching account of slaughterhouse work.