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Empire Under Obama: Political Language and the “Mafia Principles” of International Relations
Andrew Gavin Marshall draws upon Noam Chomsky's suggestion of understanding international relations as the application of ‘Mafia Principles’ to foreign policy.
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Let’s Stop Starving Drug Offenders Back to Prison
Many states ban stamps for ex-prisoners, who face a 50% unemployment rate, making prison the only sure place they won't starve.
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American Craziness and Class Warfare
Paul Krugman: The monster the wealthy created has turned on its creators.
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Kings, Warlords and Theocrats Have No Place in America
The slow descent to the right after the Reagan revolution has diminished America's sense of democracy and replaced it with an outdated system of feudalism.
Will Seniors Have to Pay for President Obama’s Victory on Budget Standoff?
As Republicans consider another
Is Western Civilization Becoming Criminal? The Case of the Mediterranean
These unchecked and unrecognized forces exacerbate the tensions of more and more people destroying life in the Mediterranean.
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Supreme Court Hears GOP Challenge to Political Donation Limits
On Tuesday, the high court will hear oral arguments in a case that campaign finance reformers are calling
Zionism Versus Diplomacy and Peace
It primarily has been due to pressure from the Israelis and their Zionist lobby in Washington that U.S. politicians have refused to believe these Iranian assertions.
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Guns and Domestic Violence: A Lethal Mix
The Supreme Court has now agreed to hear a case involving whether persons convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors should be prohibited from possessing guns.
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Are Global Committees of Trans-Correspondence Possible?
Now that a global interconnectedness appears to have taken form, what would happen if Global Committees of Trans-Correspondence were established?