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“Humanitarian Emergency” Does Not Suspend the Constitution on War Powers
Obama failed to clearly explain why his decision to order airstrikes in Iraq without Congressional authorization is Constitutional and legal.
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Leaked Documents Show Spyware Used to Snoop on US Computers
Software created by the controversial UK based Gamma Group International was used to spy on computers that appear to be located in the United States.
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Inside Our Profoundly Unequal “New Normal“
Wealth's current tilt to the top sometimes seems almost eternal. But can our economy “self-correct”? A provocative new paper out of the developed world's official research agency contemplates our …
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For Disenfranchised Haitian Islanders, Tourism Signals a Paradise Lost
Islanders are angry at their exclusion from the government decision-making process that has opened the island for investment - investments that place residents' futures in limbo.
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Dahr Jamail | Open Source Farming: A Renaissance Man Tackles the Food Crisis
The news about our global food supply is not good.
European Court Finds CIA Interrogation Techniques “Amounted to Torture“
The European Court of Human Rights concludes that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques - specifically approved by John Yoo and Jay Bybee for use by the CIA on Abu Zubaydah …
US Presidents Reconsidered – By Death Toll
In this interview with Al Carroll, author of “President's Body Counts,” US presidents are reviewed on a wholly new basis - by how many people died under their leadership.
Tax Dodger Running for Governor in Illinois
If elected governor of Illinois, tax-dodging one-percenter Bruce Rauner may well support legislation to loosen the rules and help other wealthy investors and corporations avoid taxes by parking their …
US Leaders Aid and Abet Israeli War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
US officials have aided and abetted war crimes by Israel during its military attack on Gaza.
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Richard Nixon: Honk If You Think He Was Guilty
Michael Winship reflects on the anniversary of the Watergate scandal.