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A Cure for War – With Limitations
Earlier this week I wrote an editorial proposing a 28th constitutional amendment to abolish war. The NSA scandal, I argue, is tied to the more pervasive problem of violent …
Perspectives on the Surveillance Scandal
It is 1971 and the United States is mired in a losing war in Vietnam. Thousands of young American soldiers are coming back to the U.S. in coffins or …
Turkey Needs a “Labor Rights Spring“
One backdrop to the anti-government protests in Turkey this month is the Erdogan government's repression of workers' rights to organize and strike that has long been a trend in …
Capitalism in Crisis: Our Opportunity for a New System
As the Big Finance capitalism and fossil fuel systems fail and resources become ever scarcer, we will be forced to change our way of life. People are already designing …
The Consequences of Legalizing “GI Jesus Tourette’s Syndrome“
I've often wondered as to precisely how many of the scores upon scores of imbecilic, fundamentalist Christian members of the United States Congress have ever served even one nanosecond …
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From Greenwald to Assange: Prosecuting Our Watchdogs of Democracy
There is a fine line between journalist and traitor in the Obama administration.
Life in the Rural Police State of Monsanto
Worldwatch Institute says that the GMO regime has initiated a ‘new era of feudalism.’
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ALEC Tours Tar Sands, Works with Industry Groups to Block Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
The standards could have a significant impact on the sale of fuels derived from Canadian tar sands in the US.
ObamaCare’s Relentless Creation of Second-Class Citizens (Part II)
ObamaCare uses a complex and intricate Rube Goldberg-esque system of eligibility rules.
UK Grapples with Spying Disclosure
British news outlets struggle to figure out what to do with the revelation that their government and the NSA spied on members of the last G8 summit.