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Drones: Choosing Between Easy, Short-Term Wins and Hard, Long-Term Success
Pam Bailey discusses her trip to Yemen, relays the stories of families destroyed by drone warfare, and discusses peaceful alternatives to war.
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Why the Supreme Court Said “No to Blacks, Yes to Gays“
The answer is purely political.
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George Monbiot | How Can We Invest Our Trust in a Government That Spies on Us?
We should not fear some Orwellian future state where we're subjected to total electronic scrutiny - it's our present reality.
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He Can Marry, She Can’t Vote: Another Day in Deranged America
While one segment of the nation is lifted out of apartheid, another is shoved back down into it.
Lechmere: The Employer’s “Right” to Keep Employees Isolated and Uninformed
What if an employer could block its employees from hearing about the advantages of collective bargaining?
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President Correa, Put Your Shield Over Edward Snowden
To counter a government-media campaign to u201cconvict Snowden in the media,u201d weu2019ve worked with prominent citizens to initiate a letter from Americans to Ecuadoru2019s President Correa, urging him to …
Mainstream Media MIA for Texas Abortion Bill Filibuster
Despite the historic moment of the Senate Bill 5 filibuster, the mainstream media left it to citizens to do the reporting.
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Localizing Direct Democracy: A Matter of Survival?
A little over a year ago, I found myself sitting in a newly-opened kitchen-café space in the Petralona area of Athens, sharing reflections on Occupy Wall Street with Greeks …
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Issa: “Fool me once…“
“We have allowed Darrell Issa and his politically-motivated witch-hunts to fool us too many times,” writes Hartmann.
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Rep. Edward Markey Wins John Kerry’s Senate Seat in Massachusetts
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