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Did Pro-Diplomacy Backlash Stop Steny Hoyer From Nixing Obama’s Deal to Prevent War With Iran?
Events strongly suggest Steny Hoyer, Democratic minority whip in the House, was considering signing on to a bill by Republican Eric Cantor that would have undermined a potential diplomatic …
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Preparing a Goldilocks Economy: Getting the Minimum Wage Just Right
Saving the US economy begins with increasing the minimum wage, says economist Jeffrey Sommers.
In the Shadow of War: Life and Fiction in 21st Century America
We have been at war for almost a decade yet you would not know it from the subject matter of most new novels. Could the reason for this be …
The Mystery of Unearned Income
Blackstone Capital has bought up swathes of property for $35,000. Council appraisers valued them at $60,000, but the rents charged are akin to a $173,000 property. The MSM cheerleads …
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Moon Goddess and Jade Rabbit: How Science and Spirituality Commingle
Each year during the mid-Autumn Moon festival, a pastry shop near our house in Saigon, Vietnam, would display the figure of a dancing goddess in a flowing dress who, …
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The Drone That Takes Out Julian Assange
Earlier this year, as the Edward Snowden story was just starting to break, Michael Grunwald — the Time magazine senior national correspondent and poster boy for everything wrong with …
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ColorLines Magazine: MAP Test Boycott Among “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013!″
ColorLines magazine just released their list "10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013"—and it is impressive. In a year when George Zimmerman was permitted to legally lynch Trayvon Martin, it …
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Farewell Madiba
I, along with millions, perhaps even billions, lit a candle on the 5th of December 2013 in memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Madiba orTata, as he is also affectionately …
Are Delhi State Results in 2013 a Test Case for India’s 2014 Elections?
In Sunday's state elections, India's “Grand Old Party,” the Indian National Congress, was rejected nationwide, but, with a populist party suddenly making inroads, the results were not a conclusive …
US Officials Will No Longer Provide Information on Guantanamo Hunger Strikers
A spokesman for the US military announced this week that the authorities will no longer provide public information on how many prisoners at the American gulag at Guantanamo Bay …