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Who Won Iraq? Lost Dreams, Lost Armies, Jihadi States and the Arc of Instability
As Iraq was unraveling last week, the possible outlines of the first jihadist state in modern history came into view.
Iraq Is Coming Apart at the Seams – Here’s Our Essential Reader
Itu2019s often the case that the more complex a situation is in the real world, the sillier our political discourse around it here at home is, and this conflict …
Lyme Disease Is a Feminist Issue: An Interview With Sini Anderson
KPFA host of Flashpoints Dennis Bernstein interviewed feminist filmmaker Sini Anderson about her upcoming documentary on Lyme disease from a feminist perspective.
“Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Signatory to a Boycott of Israel?” The BDS Movement and the Return of McCarthyism
State and private attempts to silence and isolate public supporters of the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions movement are eerily reminiscent of McCarthyist tactics to silence, destroy and intimidate political …
The Big Money Behind California’s Tenure Lawsuit
A bevy of venture capitalists, charter investors and Obama administration officials invested in the education reform agenda materialize as part of the swirling, multimillion-dollar brew of the Vergara lawsuit..
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Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit
The Koch brothers held an annual, highly secretive mega-donor conference, called “American Courage: Our Commitment to a Free Society,” featured a who's who of Republican political elites.
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Acid Seas Threaten Creatures That Supply Half the World’s Oxygen
Ocean acidification is turning phytoplankton toxic.
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Serious Voices Drown Out Sensible Ones in Europe
Paul Krugman: In recent years it has been a reliable rule that when important people reach a consensus about something, they're dead wrong.
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99 Rise on the Move: The Occupation of Sacramento
Citizens plan to occupy California's Capitol if their demands to get money out of politics are not met by June 22.
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Financial Reform Rising
The story so far on financial reform is not a pleasant one. Fortunately there is now some movement in the right direction.