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To Stop “Bomb Trains,” I Went to Jail During My Honeymoon
With one tiny loose bolt, oil trains can erupt into an inferno, scorching everything for miles.
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Seeking False Security at Fortress Europe’s Gates
As nationalism and racism surge across the continent, a Europe adrift seeks security by hardening policies against migrants.
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“Bernie-mentum” Nudges Clinton Forward on Debt-Free College
The persistence of the political coalition around Bernie Sanders has nudged Hillary Clinton toward a more progressive position on student debt.
Tomas Young Courageously Debunked the Sanitized Image of the Iraq War
The tragedy of Tomas Young is the same drama now under way in thousands of homes in this country.
Donald Trump and the Dangers of Confusing the Ability to Offend With the Ability to Govern
Why has seeking negative attention proved so successful for Trump?
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Whose Century Is It? Life on an Increasingly Improbable Planet
Perhaps this is no longer really the “American century” at all.
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Why Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Are Dead
We have too much law enforcement, too deeply enmeshed in our lives, and that fact is making us less, not more safe.
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Climate Denier Marco Rubio Clueless on Florida Toxic Algae
Rubio now wants the federal government to bail his state out of the crisis that his science denial has helped to create.
Merkel Urged to Temper NATO’s Belligerence
US intelligence veterans are calling on German Chancellor Merkel to bring a needed dose of realism and restraint to the upcoming NATO conference, which risks escalating the dangerous new …
The Perils of National Amnesia
“It was freedom to destroy freedom.”