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A Foot Soldier Throws Down His Gun
Brandon Toy, an Iraq War veteran and a mid-level project manager at General Dynamics, concluded that what he had done and was doing went against the best principles of …
On the Death of Helen Thomas
A look back at the legacy of Helen Thomas, the first female journalist to cover the White House, including her battle with Zionist critics.
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Keystone XL May Actually Raise American Gas Prices
A new report reveals that the Keystone XL pipeline will only increase prices at the pump for Americans.
Edward Snowden and Financial Speculation Taxes
Dean Baker: If only America used the same muscle it uses to pursue whistleblowers to change its tax policy.
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Unjust Justice
Lewis Gordon looks at how race is an undeniable factor in George Zimmerman's acquittal.
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“Cracked Open” Exposes Heartbreak of Many Counting on Fertility Methods
Eleanor Bader reviews Miriam Zoll's personal account of the failed promise of in-vitro fertilization.
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Henry A. Giroux | The Violence of Organized Forgetting
Henry Giroux: A war-like mentality makes it difficult to reclaim the language of social responsibility and civic engagement.
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President Carter Says America Has No Functioning Democracy
The US is often accused of nation-building and exporting democracy, yet how can that be if we have no real democracy to export?
Geena Davis: In Search of “Missing Girls” in TV and Film
Lydia Lim spoke to Davis about the gender disparity in media images, as well as the entertainment media's potential to better depict women's empowerment.
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Electronic Medical Records: Friend or Foe?
‘Since our hospital adopted a new computerized record system, we nurses have been struggling to keep our focus on what was once considered nursing.’