Henry A. Giroux | Neoliberalism and the Machinery of Disposability

...war has become an extension of politics as almost all aspects of society have been transformed into a combat zone.

Growth for growth’s sake will kill us all

Michael Lewis hits back: “There’s been a lot of people mouthing off without actually thinking about the book”

Oh, and during that same week the FBI, the New York state attorney general’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice all coincidentally announced investigations into the potential improprieties and fraud associated with the topic of Lewis’ book, “high-frequency trading.” When Michael Lewis appears on “60 Minutes” and declares that the U.S. stock market “is rigged,” people pay attention.

A Landfill of Poor People: 1 Million Bodies Dumped in Mass Grave on New York Island

In the heart of New York, a forbidden island houses the corpses of America’s poor, homeless, addicted and abandoned – their graves dug by convicts – creating a landfill of poor people.

Every year, nearly 1,500 fresh corpses of America’s forgotten souls arrive for internment on this lonely island, says visual artist Melinda Hunt, who heads the Hart Island Project, which campaigns to make the cemetery visible and accessible.

Another Study Shows Charters Do No Better Than Public Schools

An examination of every score that Chicago students earned on state-mandated standardized tests last year reveals that charter schools — which Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) has been promoting — don’t perform any better than traditional public schools.

Work-life balance: what changes could help improve yours?

New labour laws in France protect workers from responding to emails after 6pm, and a trial in Sweden is reducing work hours to just 30 hours a week. Do these initiatives sound like a good idea to you? Or what changes could help improve your work-life balance?

Swedish city embarks on 6-hour workday experiment

Gothenburg's public sector employees will have their working hours reduced while being kept on the same pay in effort to create a healthier, happier and cheaper workforce

How about a 'citizen's income' instead of benefits?

The Shopping Mall’s Socialist Pre-History

The inventor of the American suburban shopping mall was a socialist. Could his creation have been saved?

Greece launches landmark bond sale, as unions hold general strike

Unions in Greece have called a national walkout in protest at its austerity measures, as Athens prepares to hold its first long-term bond sale since its debt crisis erupted

Violence as thousands march in Rome against austerity (PHOTOS)

At least 80 people – both police and protesters – have been injured as street battles broke out in Rome, with rocks being flung and police deploying pepper spray. Thousands took to the street to march against austerity measures.

NYPD officer embroiled in assault trial sued by another Occupy campaigner

Officer Grantley Bovell alleges Cecily McMillan assaulted him on same day Austin Guest alleges Bovell injured him

Bank CEO Assassinated In Parking Garage