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American Bombing Still Likely: “Go Tell It on the Mountain, From the Peaks of Qasioun!“
Many Syrians have offered to open their homes to foreign supporters of Syria, who likely would be camped at key potential bombing sites.
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Labor Leaders, Obamacare and the Fate of the Unions
Obamacare is perhaps the most blatant example of the complete incompetency of many US labor leaders, who've tied the fate of organized labor to the Democratic Party, with disastrous …
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Capitalism Failed; Cronyism and Corruption Rule
Coddling CEOs, especially incompetent ones, is not the function of corporations. And for capitalism to work, corruption and cronyism must be punished.
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Low Expectations for High-Level Nuke Meet
The Disarmament Commission has met ritualistically every year without any agreed texts in the last 14 years.
The US Federal Deficit Continues to Shrink
There are several theories as to why Americans are increasingly focused on the deficit even as it is shrinking.
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McCutcheon Supreme Court Case Could Give Money More Say in Politics
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission is seen by campaign finance reform watchdogs as a sequel to Citizens United.
Washington’s Contradictory Policy on Tax Avoidance
US policy towards tax havens is highly hypocritical. Washington is pursuing two opposing policies: increasing the repatriation of assets, and tacitly allowing US territories to continue their offshore financial …
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3D Printed Guns Won’t Hurt You – but Jobs of 50 Million Women Could Be in Danger
Advances in 3-D printing technology may threaten the global fashion industry's largely female workforce.
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Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance
The NYPD has done a generation's worth of damage in its efforts to build bridges into communities.
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Cantaloupe vs. al-Qaeda: What’s More Dangerous?
The comparative risks from food versus terror suggest the NSA should give its massive budget to the FDA.