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The Good News and Bad News About 5.9 Percent Unemployment
While we are still far from anything resembling full employment, it is getting easier for people to find jobs.
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Thanks to the GOP, the US Is Without Its Top Doctor as Ebola Spreads
Thanks to Republicans, the United States is without its top doctor during a time when we need him or her more than ever.
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Here’s Everything Wrong With the White House’s War on the Islamic State
The Obama administration's war plans in Iraq and Syria are illegal, ill-conceived, and destined to fail.
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Military Firms Likely to Benefit From Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
With US and allied aircraft now bombing Islamic State and Al Qaeda positions in Iraq and Syria, many analysts foresee a boost to bottom lines for munitions manufacturers, weapons …
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Ellsberg Sees Vietnam-Like Risks in ISIS War
Daniel Ellsberg, the former Defense Department official who leaked the Pentagon Papers exposing the Vietnam War lies, is alarmed at the many parallels between Vietnam and President Obama's new …
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Student Protests Are a Bigger Deal Than You Think
Students who are alarmed to know they're not allowed to learn about civil dissent and protest have quite rationally chosen to protest.
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The Scourge of Siphon-Up Economics
Addressing inequality head-on will put our nation's wealth back where it belongs - with all of us.
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Latin America on a Dangerous Precipice
In Latin America, a large portion of the region's rural people still live on less than two dollars a day.
Monsanto Announces “Global Center” for Developing GMO Corn
Monsanto announced this week that it is opening a new facility in Mexico to research and develop new hybrid types of corn resistant to disease and climate conditions.
Since Hiroshima: Australia’s Active Involvement in the Use and Abuse of Nuclear Energy
Australia has been involved in nuclear power politics since the 1940s as both a weapons test site and a source of base fuel uranium.