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“Toxic Triangle” Residents Refuse to Go Quietly on Anniversary of Kelly Closure
A dozen years since the closing of Texas' Kelly Air Force Base, ailing residents and community activists gathered to decry contamination, injustice.
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What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)?
My future son-in-law is black. My daughter is white. And we live in the South where, despite their (possibly naive) idealism, interracial relationships still matter, often in negative ways.I …
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The US Government Is Metamorphosing Into the Borg
As technology advances, so does America's ability to replace
The US Embarrasses Itself by Flailing Around Over Edward Snowden
The government's continued failure to capture Edward Snowden reveals a more important falilure: its inability to be honest with American citizens.
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.