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Why Should Billionaires Care About Promoting Freedom?

Peter WilsonApril 14, 2014

U.S.A. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, billionaire Charles Koch claimed that he is fighting to restore a free society in the United States. He also decr...

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McCutcheon v. FEC: Democracy Manipulated by the Wealthy

Peter WilsonApril 10, 2014

U.S.A. McCutcheon v. FEC could prove to be a landmark case in the debate surrounding money's influence on American politics. The case was brought forward by wea...

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Workers Need to be Involved in the Democratic Process

Peter WilsonApril 8, 2014

U.S.A. Earlier this year, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted against joining United Auto Workers (UAW), exemplifying how the union movement in Ame...

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Making the Case for More Than Multiculturalism

Peter WilsonApril 6, 2014

U.S.A. The debate on immigration in the United States is a perfect example to illustrate how political debate in this country has become simplified and narrow. ...

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unemployment, United Kingdom, middle-class youth, new generation

Today’s Middle-Class Youth Will Be Worse Off Than Their Parents

Peter WilsonApril 5, 2014

U.K. Youth unemployment is a massive, and growing problem in the United Kingdom and it appears to be a problem that austerity is only exacerbating. In the post-...

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Minimum Wage: Is the U.S. Ever Going to Be a Land of Opportunity Again?

Peter WilsonApril 4, 2014

U.S.A. The state of Connecticut has raised the minimum wage to over $10. This may prove to be a very significant victory for workers in a country that has decim...

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inequality, economics, United States, New York, politics

Continued Erosion in the Name of Commerce

Peter WilsonApril 4, 2014

U.S.A. The debate surrounding the economy and capitalism is narrow, simplified and doesn't address the underlying problems of society caused by unfettered capit...

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Mainstream Media, Continually Failing to Inform the Public

Peter WilsonApril 4, 2014

U.S.A. There is a general canard among those who are broadly on the right of the political spectrum that the mainstream media is left-leaning and liberal, and t...

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globalization, NAFTA, economics, United States

20 Years since NAFTA: Reflection on Globalization

Peter WilsonApril 3, 2014

GLOBAL. 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an ideal opportunity to reflect on globalization and ...

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1929 vs. 2008: How Governments Responded to Economic Crises

Peter WilsonApril 2, 2014

“In the summer of 1931 a Labour government suddenly sagged at its knees and fell dead. High finance had killed it as high finance will kill the next Labour gove...

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Hillary Clinton, United States, politics, election 2016

Hillary 2016: Exactly How Unimaginative is the Democratic Party?

Peter WilsonApril 2, 2014

U.S.A. It is highly likely that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee in 2016. The fact that she appears to be the overwhelming mainstream favorite get...

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May Day Protest, Politics, New York, neoliberalism, economics

Neo-Liberalism: Weakening and Corrupting Politicians

Peter WilsonApril 1, 2014

U.S.A. Although many people might be familiar with the term “neo-liberalism”, there is still very little reporting of this economic model, even though it pretty...

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Is America a Third World Country?

Peter WilsonMarch 29, 2014

U.S.A. The level of inequality in the United States is staggering and has only deepened over the past few decades. Recently, Rolling Stone published a very thou...

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liberty, economics, tax system, benefits

Freedom = Economic Freedom?

Peter WilsonMarch 29, 2014

U.K. The central political goal at the heart of Western politics has been the idea of individual freedom; politicians have attempted to free individuals from th...

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Progressivism and Identity: Scotland’s Independence Debate

Peter WilsonMarch 27, 2014

SCOTLAND. On September 18th, 2014, inhabitants of Scotland will be asked whether or not they want to be independent from the rest of the United Kingdom. The deb...

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The Dogma of Austerity

Peter WilsonMarch 13, 2014

GLOBAL. Austerity has been a central feature of mainstream politics for a few years now. In analysing the political rhetoric being used to promote austerity it ...

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