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Always and Everywhere: The New York Times and the Enduring “Threat” of Isolationism
The United States has been at war for well over a decade now, with US attacks and excursions in distant lands having become as commonplace as floods and forest …
No Glory in War for this Veteran
Glorification of war has become support for more war, for accepting the easy violence of war instead of the difficult peaceful resolution of human problems.
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Will Every State Eventually Expand Medicaid?
The question of whether red state Republicans' poor constituents are eventually covered under the lawu2019s Medicaid expansion may ultimately come down to state budget realities.
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Why Snowden’s Passport Matters
Revocation of Snowden's U.S. passport has been a crucial weapon to prevent him from crossing an international border for any reason other than to come home to prison in …
$40 Million Allocated for Drone Victims Never Reaches Them
It appears that none of the $40 million collected for drone strike victims and their families has actually reached them.
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Healthcare.gov Debacle: Spare Some Blame for Bush and Clinton
Reinventing government by gutting it doesnu2019t appear to have lived up to its promise.
Will Domestic Drone Privacy Bills Fall Short Because of ALEC, Defense Industry Influence?
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups say privacy recommendations to help standardize piecemeal legislation aimed at regulating domestic drone technology fall short.
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Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit Up From Prior Month
The trade deficit figures for August were released this morning by the Census Bureau's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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How the Occupy Movement Began: The Full Account
Author Nathan Schneider traces the origins of Occupy Wall Street and identifies many of those who were instrumental in the genesis of the movement.
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Paul Krugman | The World According to the GOP
It's not just Fox News watchers who live in a bubble; sometimes, wealth and power can have the same effect.