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What National Interest? An Analysis
President Obama and his congressional colleagues are carrying on an established, yet clearly dangerous, tradition of U.S. foreign policy — the mixing up of national interest and the parochial …
New Zealand Becomes First Country in the World to Legally Regulate New Drugs
New Zealandu2019s Parliament enacted a landmark law two weeks ago that will regulate and control u2013 rather than criminalize u2013 so-called u201cbath saltsu201d and other new synthetic drugs.
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Broad US Terror Alert Mystifies Experts; “It’s Crazy Pants,” One Says
Counterterrorism experts note that the alert covers an incongruous set of nations from the Middle East to an island off the southern coast of Africa.
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Life at Louisiana’s Toxic Sinkhole: An Eco-Disaster Continues With No End in Sight
A year after a toxic sinkhole caused by one of Texas Brine's salt caverns either drove neighborhood homeowners in Louisiana out of their houses or left them with ongoing …
Egypt Under Empire: Dancing Between Dictatorship and Democracy
Real democracy in the Arab world is not in the American interest.
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The Courage of Bradley Manning Will Inspire Others to Seize Their Moment of Truth
John Pilger: Bradley Manning is a principled whistleblower and truth-teller who has been vilified and tortured.
Judges’ “Mitigation of Damages” Doctrine Harms Injured Employees
Judicial amendment to the NLRA violates public and personal rights by denying wrongfully fired employees legal remedies.
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The Missing Discourse in Immigration Reform
The immigration reform bills presently under consideration ignore how US policy has caused Mexican immigration.
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We’re All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism
The unregulated, earth-destroying capitalism that keeps the one-percent on top is killing everyone, whether they live on the Upper East Side or in the Mississippi Delta.
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Fear and Loathing in the Counter-Revolution
Revolutions that are not fully successful in overthrowing “the system” tend to be followed by a reactionary period of increased, often violent repression by Old Power desperate to maintain …