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Dahr Jamail | NASA Scientist Warns of Three to Four-Meter Sea Level Rise by 2200
Former NASA glaciologist Robert Bindschadler discusses his concerns about Antarctic glaciers, why scientists often stay out of the political debate over climate change, and why he decided to get …
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Paul Krugman | Standing Up for Liberal Principles
Now it's clear that no matter what you do, short of destroying the entire legacy of the New Deal, the mere fact of being a Democrat will bring accusations …
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Abandoning the K-12 School System: Listening to Our Children and Thinking for Ourselves
Progressive parent Jeffrey Nall explains that he and his wife, April, abandoned the K-12 education system for their children because of its promotion of obedience and conformity - and …
Pregnant Women and Immigrant Children: The Latest Victims of Mass Imprisonment?
A Tennessee law recently signed by Gov. Bill Haslam criminalizes women who ingest narcotics while pregnant.
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Why Is the US Going Back Into Iraq?
Is the president's bombing of ISIS in Iraq a backdoor means to direct involvement in the Syrian civil war? Does the United States oppose or support the Syrian rebels? …
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Democrat Youth Wing Fires Members Who Criticized Israel’s Child Killings
This strain of fascism seems to be migrating from Israel, where students and employees have been punished and fired for expressing sympathy for Gaza on social media.
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Federal Investigators Crack Down on Two Virginia Schools’ Use of Restraints
Investigators found that children were being regularly pinned down or isolated and that their education was suffering as a result.
The Gaza Saga Continues
As I write, the all too brief cease-fire has ended and the pathologies of both parties are playing out again.
Irish Teenager Among Prisoners Set for Egypt Mass Trial
That the Egyptian government has arrested and tortured children, in contravention of its own and international law, is horrifying enough.
The Fallacious Human Shield and Collateral Damage Arguments
If terrorists were in an apartment in Manhattan or Seattle, we would not bomb the apartment - no matter how “smart” the bomb.