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Forces of Outrage: Best Military in the World, Really?
In response to regular reports of atrocities by US soldiers, drone controllers, pilots and interrogators, the White House routinely tries to help. Every president promises to honor our armed …
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How Shall We Remember Nelson Mandela?
After democracy came, they tore down the prison where freedom fighters were held and used the bricks to build the nation’s first Constitutional Court. Visitors to South Africa are …
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Chicago Neighborhoods Fight for $1.7 Billion in Unused Cash
Chicago, IL — On Nov. 13, outside of the Chicago City Council chambers, Amisha Patel was busy tying up loose ends. Patel, 38, is the executive director of Grassroots Collaborative, a …
Five Reasons Cash, Not Cans, Helps the Hungry
New York Cityu2019s Food Bank, which is one of the largest in the nation, says there are 100,000 more people in need today than there were six years ago, …
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More UN States Quietly Say No to Drug War
An internal United Nations draft document leaked last weekend has offered outsiders a rare look at longstanding disagreements between member states over the course of UN drug policy.
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In Kabul, Hagel Says Clock is Ticking on US Exit Deal
While downplaying possible tensions, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made it clear that time is running short for Karzai to sign the bilateral security agreement that many Afghan people …
Chomsky: It Is All Working Quite Well for the Rich, Powerful
Noam Chomsky discusses Greece, one- and two-state solutions for Israel, really existing capitalism, debt, the social contract and more.
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Hell on Wings – Cellphones Don’t Belong on Planes
The FCC is expected to decide whether to allow cellphone use on planes. Is that a good thing?
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Slavery’s Legacies of Racism and Dehumanization of Labor Still Poison the US
The popular movie and 1853 book,
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It’s the Hypocrisy, Stupid: Fundamentalist Christian Bullies Running Amok in America’s Military
Presently, a new tactic is being employed and deployed in the military by a twisted Christian version of the Taliban.