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The Pacific Pivot: Why America’s Strategic Rebalance Is Really Just Retreat
Washington's pivot to Asia reminds us that the leading brains in the Pacific might as well still be in the pre-World War I era.
Hawaii’s GMO War Headed to Honolulu and Federal Court
The question facing Hawaiians: Do county governments have the power to regulate the pesticide-laden process of developing genetically engineered seeds?
Veterans in the SOTU: Ending the Mindset That Got Us Into War
Robert Naiman: In his State of the Union address, President Obama has an opportunity to talk about providing the funding to care for the veterans from a decade of …
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Senators Should Read Before Signing the Menendez-Kirk Iran Sanctions Bill
The Menendez-Kirk Iran sanctions bill would move America closer to going to war with Iran or accepting an Iranian nuclear weapon. Have senators actually read it?
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Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like “The Hunger Games“
As a luge competitor at the 2006 Winter Games, Samantha Retrosi saw the dehumanization and corporate domination behind the Olympic ideal.
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A Declaration of the End of the Reagan Era
It's 2014, Barack Obama is president, Ronald Reagan is dead, but for 33 years we have continued to live in an era of Reaganomics.
Self-Congratulatory Politicians Make a Mockery of MLK Day Celebrations
It was profoundly unsettling to watch those that represent the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s opponents and assassins take up his mantle on Monday and exploit the …
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Richard Sherman’s GPA and “Thug” Label: The Codes That Blind
While media hype certainly plays a role in the lingering focus on Sherman after the on-field interview, the responses offer important moments to consider.
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The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: Hollywood Shuns Asians, While New Media Embraces Them
Racist parodies of Asians somehow remain okay and acceptable in the imaginations of producers and writers.
New Jersey State Senator Announces Plans to Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill
New Jersey's current marijuana laws are unfair, unpopular and wasteful.