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Putin’s Anti-Populist Economics
Vladimir Putin's decision to reject advice from economists who tell him anything he doesn't want to hear feels very familiar to me and, I'm sure, to many others who've …
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In Whose US? Machine Guns, MRAPs, Surveillance, Drones, Permanent War and a Permanent Election Campaign
This is a country walking back nothing as it heads into a heavily militarized future.
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Obama: Sound Theology and Smart Politics
President Obama's remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast were theologically sound and politically smart.
Obama to Congress: Rubber-Stamp My Perpetual War
President Obama's proposed AUMF seeks retroactive congressional approval for wars he has been conducting for six months.
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FBI Director: “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” – Retired Officers Agree
Evidence is piling up of police officers who use excessive force on non-combative individuals.
Mending “Axis of Resistance”: Hamas Returns to the Start
Despite its success of rebelling Israeli military advances in Gaza, Hamas's regional political maneuvers of recent years are not bearing fruits.
In Response to Congressional Attacks on Executive Action, Immigrant Women Present a Common Sense Way Forward
Heart of the Matter outlines six focus areas for elected officials to address.
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Chicago Torture: Freedom for Jon Burge Can’t Be the Last Chapter
Truth and justice are decades behind schedule, but they are still within reach.
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Protests in Brazil and Their Repression
Protesters in Brazil are demanding more as military police violently attempt to control the thousands who have taken to the streets.
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Women in New York State Prisons Don’t Have Enough Sanitary Pads, Suffer Other Daily Indignities
Incarceration violates women's reproductive rights - to say nothing of their dignity and humanity - at every turn.