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Brand New Congress Works to Launch Progressive Upstarts Into Office
Some veterans of the Sanders campaign have an ambitious plan to enact progressive policies.
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The Iraq War, Brexit and Imperial Blowback
Brexit is the fruit of empire. Britain is reaping what it sowed in its imperial exploits.
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It Is Important to Have Perspective on Elie Wiesel’s Legacy
Officially remembered as a moral giant, Wiesel provided cover to the invasions and occupations that have devastated the Middle East.
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Missing the Biggest Story About Trump’s Twitter Images
It's no accident that Trump's social media feeds keep using neo-Nazi imagery. He's actively courting hate.
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Trump Is Using His Campaign as a Personal Piggy Bank
The Trump campaign looks like a Mobius strip, with campaign money folding back on itself and ending up in the hands of Trump businesses and his family.
A New Declaration of Independence
The US has entered the Orwellian era of permanent war — until we decide that it's over.
How Justice Scalia’s Absence Has Affected the Supreme Court’s Decisions
If Justice Antonin Scalia had survived to participate in the remainder of the 2015-2016 Supreme Court term, his vote would have done significant damage.
Brexit and the Derivatives Time Bomb
A $500 trillion derivatives time bomb poised atop a $100 trillion mountain of debt is not a stable situation.
Bikini Islanders Still Deal With Fallout of US Nuclear Tests, 70 Years Later
Marshall Islanders living on the fallout-contaminated islands ended up breathing, absorbing, drinking and eating considerable amounts of radioactivity.
Leaker, Speaker, Soldier, Spy: The Charmed Life of David Petraeus
Depending on your viewpoint, Petraeus' post-official life can be seen as pure as the driven snow, or as corrupt as can be imagined.