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What GOP-Tea Party Risks With Block of New New Deal
The Republican-Tea Party alliance operates a weapon of mass deflection, protecting capitalism from criticism. Sadly, the Democrats neither expose nor attack the Republican project, says Wolff.
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Syria and Our Educational System: A Discussion With Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, Lawrence Davidson and Ilan Pappé
Four scholars of the Middle East discuss the context of Syria within our educational system.
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Shutdown Debate: Both Sides are Still Talking
While Republican leaders met with Obama to discuss the shutdown, Tea Party leaders are refusing to budge on Obamacare.
The Pentagon’s Italian Job
The Pentagon is increasingly turning to Italy as a launching pad for the wars of today and tomorrow alike.
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A New Dad Asks: If Male Violence Is the Biggest Threat to Women, How Do I Raise a Kind Son?
The idea of having a baby boy scared me: What kind of man will he grow up to be? Hereu2019s what one father learned about what it takes to …
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The Tea Party Republicans’ Biggest Mistake: Confusing Government with Our System of Government
The radicals who tried to hijack America didnu2019t understand one very basic thing. While most Americans donu2019t like big government, Americans revere our system of government.
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Grenada’s IMF Sunday School
Religious leaders in Grenada are inserting themselves into conversations about international finance and holding corporations accountable for the economic structure of the island.
All of the Possible Outcomes of the Debt Ceiling Fight Explained
The result of the government shutdown could be catastrophic or the political epiphany this country needs. Here are some possible outcomes.
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Living the Orwellian Life
America has a tradition of spying on its own, something George Orwell predicted long ago in his novel 1984.
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The American Public’s Shocking Lack of Policy Knowledge is a Threat to Progress and Democracy
If the public is as dramatically uninformed as polls show about an array of critical issues, including the Affordable Care Act, democracy is seriously threatened, argues Doolittle.