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William Rivers Pitt | Killing a Nation With Euphemisms: TPP-Eats-Medicare Edition
“Like it or not, the fast-track trade agreement authority bill will sail through the Senate this week.”
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Paul Krugman | Ten Years Later: What I Got Right – and Wrong
“It's been almost 10 years since I started writing about the financial crisis and the Great Recession.”
Exports of Liquified Natural Gas Increase Fracking and Pollution
Liquefied natural gas is a disaster for both public health and the climate.
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Scott Olsen on Militarization of the Police, ISIS and Occupy Oakland
Olsen discussed IVAW, militarization of the police, Occupy Oakland, ISIS, the surveillance state and creating cultures of resistance.
Pakistan Must Shun Myanmar or Recognize Israel
Pakistan needs to be consistent on Muslim hot zones worldwide and not just in Palestine.
Public Didn’t See Last Two World Wars Coming Either
The general public lacked a decent understanding prior to the first two world wars and lacks it now.
A Doctor’s Degree at 102
Ingeborg Rapoport had been awarded a doctor's degree at the age of 102!
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Why Not an Issues Plebiscite on the 2016 Campaign Trail?
Picking up on Duncan Meisel's suggestion for a US plebiscite on climate change, why not expand it to a half dozen critical domestic issues?
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US Prisons Block Access to Lifesaving Addiction Medication
Why are prison bosses ignoring medical treatments that reduce crime and save lives?
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Testing Wars: Opt-Out Movement Gains Momentum and Critics
A growing legion of parents, students and educators have joined the high-stakes battle over standardized tests.