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Past Wars on Indians Aren’t Even Past
Hammer in hand, one sees nails everywhere. Successful unpunished genocide at home in hand, the Pentagon sees Indian Country on six continents. But don't imagine the U.S. military is …
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Big Brother’s Pincer Movement: First the NSA and Now Spy Drones Overhead
Out of the blue earlier this week we were hit with the news* that the FAA has approved Reaper “training” flights over Syracuse, NY. These unmanned robots are piloted …
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Big Brother’s Pincer Movement: First the NSA and Now Spy Drones Overhead
Out of the blue earlier this week we were hit with the news* that the FAA has approved Reaper “training” flights over Syracuse, NY. These unmanned robots are piloted …
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What Do You Do When You No Longer Need Your Slaves?
Turning unemployed Americans into very profitable prisoners is a booming business.
Beatings and Threats: Odyssey of a Prisoner-Advocate, From Virginia to Texas
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson is a prisoner-journalist, political organizer, and advocate, who the Virginia, Oregon, and Texas prison authorities would very much like to silence, permanently. If that sounds ominous, …
Obama’s Sacrifice Zone: Whistleblowers in the Crosshairs of “National Security”
For the current demonization of Edward Snowden and whistleblowers to be put into some perspective it would help to be old enough to remember the My Lia massacre—including the …
Egypt’s Coup: Progressive or Regressive?
What is really happening in Egypt? Are the latest developments a progressive step forward or a regressive step backward for the millions of Egyptians seeking political change primarily through …
The Secret History of GI Joe, Barbie, Darth Vader, and Making War in Children’s Culture (Part 1)
Tom Engelhardt: GI Joe, like much else in his era, was hardly what he seemed.
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What NSA Reforms?
“I'll believe Congress is serious when it clarifies the Patriot Act and other laws to spell out that the Constitution still applies,” writes Eugene Robinson.
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Memo from Oslo: If Peace Is Prized, a Nobel for Bradley Manning
Norman Solomon defends his petition to award Bradley Manning with the Nobel Peace Prize.