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Veterans Day 95 Years On: The Enduring Folly of the Battle of the Somme
In a country that uses every possible occasion to celebrate its u201cwarriors,u201d many have forgotten that todayu2019s holiday originally marked a peace agreement.
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Bill Ayers Weighs in on Democracy, Selfhood and His “Unrepentant Terrorist” Alter-Ego
Bill Ayers' book demonstrates the potential of memoir to infuse politics with humanity, conflict with compassion, backlash with love. The book paints an intricate and humiliating picture of the …
Jerry Brown Wants to Be a Climate Leader – and to Frack for a Lot of Oil
California Governor Jerry Brown's legacy as a climate leader stands or falls on what he does next on fracking in the Golden State.
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Gun Culture In America: Our Slow Motion Collective Mass Suicide
A report cam over the AP wire last night that, if this were any other country in the world, would have been the top news story for days: "Multiple …
Couldn’t We Learn from the GDR? The New York Times Describes an East German Model City – and Is Fair!
The New York Times printed a long article about a small city in East Germany, Eisenhüttenstadt (Iron Mill City), which was founded around a new iron and steel strip …
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Are You on Middle Class Standard Time?
Middle Class Standard Time (MST) often results in rushed, over-packed workshops, conferences and meetings that leave participants little breathing room to digest concepts, to say nothing of social time.
Japanese Prime Minister and President Obama Want Japan to Be Able to Wage War
The US wants Japan to ‘modify’ Article 9 of its constitution and end its renunciation of war.
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Ten Things Traditional Christians Got Terribly Wrong
Although progressive Christians have been at the forefront of social justice, conservative Christians are often on the wrong side of history.
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Jim Hightower: Five Million Missing American Workers
We need a national ‘milk carton’ campaign to spread awareness of these lost workers.
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Seven Things Veterans Need More Than a Holiday
If the US were really committed to its troops after they complete their tours of duty, why are veterans facing so many hardships back at home?