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Excluding Iran From the Syria Talks: A Stupid Policy
Robert Naiman: Maybe policies that apply only to Iran win plaudits at cocktail parties inside the Beltway, but they sound ridiculous in much of the rest of the world.
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Could a Rand Paul Candidacy Be the Best Thing Ever for Liberals?
Rand Paul has a very good shot at becoming the Republican nominee for president in 2016. So why is that such a good thing for Democrats and our nation? …
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Grantland, Dr. V and Being Enough
As a former George Washington University basketball player and the first openly transgender Division I athlete, Kye Allums is no stranger to ignorance about trans people in the media.
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Why Did Police Beat an Elderly Man for Jaywalking?
84-year-old Kang Wong is recovering today from a brutal attack on the streets of New York City.
The Endless Arms Race
44 years after the NPT went into force, the United States and other nuclear powers continue to pursue their nuclear weapons buildups, with no end in sight.
The Harder They Fall
For the first time in his incumbency, Chris Christie is on the defensive. Not an enviable position for a controlling bully.
Khmer-American Artist Brings Cambodian Worker Struggle to Times Square H&M
The eight hour performance was a response to the brutal military crackdown of striking garment workers in Cambodia earlier this month.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
The King Center's call for nonviolence was heard in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Four Years After Citizens United: Is Campaign Cash Buying Justice in State Courts?
Four years after the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, new research shows that outside spending has had a big impact on judicial races.
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“Like Gravity” Fast-Track Trade Sinks Jobs and Wages
With hundreds of groups across the political spectrum - from progressive environmental and consumer groups to the conservative Farm Bureau and Tea Party patriots - lined up against the …