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Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street

Tom Hayden: It is time for a participatory New Deal, to bring the banks and corporations under the regulations and reforms they have escaped through runaway globalization.

Hope and Change: Landmark Human Rights Victories

By Julie Gutman

Julie Gutman: As the international community prepares to mark the 61st annual Human Rights Day on December 10, here is a short list of some of the best human rights developments of 2011 outside the Middle East.

Green Industry Has Failed? Tell That to the Marines!

By Mario Rivas

Mario Rivas: You tell the Marines that the green revolution has failed and they’ll tell you that the Marines don’t know how to fail.

Pentagon Taking Over U.S. Foreign Policy

By Sherwood Ross

Some idea of Pentagon dominance over diplomatic approaches may be gleaned from the Pentagon’s $664 billion annual budget compared with State’s $52 billion. “Washington employs more military band members than it does foreign service officers.”