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Has the NYPD Become a Paramilitary Force?
The New York Police Department has become highly militarized and federalized in the years since September 11.
Why the US Love Affair With Bottled Water Has to Stop
Last year, Americans drank more than 10 billion gallons of bottled water. Wildlife and the environment paid.
“Abandoned” by EPA: Landowners Demand Inclusion in EPA National Fracking Study
The EPA has undertaken a national study on the impacts that fracking can have on water supplies.
Charles Koch “Expects a Return” on Political Spending, and Gets It
A national movement is growing to push back against this big money political system.
Afghanistan “After” the US War: Once More Down the Rabbit Hole
The end of the US's war in Afghanistan is an example of US obliviousness to the condition of a country occupied for 14 years.
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Kissinger Championed US Foreign Policy of Ignoring the Lessons of Catastrophe
Greg Grandin reflects on the challenge of the media preparing an obituary for Henry Kissinger, who is now 92.
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Coddled College Kids Aren’t the Problem – the Lies About Them Are
It's worth asking how long the US public is going to tolerate this endless stream of unsubstantiated millennial bashing.
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Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance Highlights the GOP Long Con
The great Republican fear campaign has struck again.
Paul Ryan vs. the People
The GOP's new House speaker says he “trusts the American people,” but his budget takes direct aim at them.
To Help Syrians, Back Real Diplomacy to End the War
Real diplomacy - the kind requiring compromise for a meaningful agreement - is just getting started.