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Syria: Chess Match Turned Free-for-All
Establishing a pro-Western government in Damascus and inflicting damage on Iran is an illusion.
Uncomfortable Questions in the Wake of Nuclear Accidents at Fukushima and Chernobyl
Ten questions we need to ask to make sure another nuclear meltdown like this one never happens again.
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Think Your Bank Deposits Will Always Be 100 Percent Guaranteed by the FDIC? Think Again.
Gaius Publius: The next bailout will be funded by your deposits.
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Should We Care About North Korea’s Threats?
The US doesn't believe North Korea has the capacity to send conventional missiles to the US mainland.
Under the International Spotlight, Mexican Government Asks for “Friendly Solution” After Perpetrating Sexual Torture
The case has serious implications for the perpetration of sexual violence by police everywhere.
A Forest of Poisonous Trees: The US Criminal (In)Justice System
The US criminal justice system has transformed into a tool of the national security state.
How the Financial Plutocracy Tugs the Leash on the Two-Party Duopoly
An interview with former senate staffer and retired lobbyist Jeff Connaughton, whose 2012 book The Payoff gives an insider's account of Wall Street's stranglehold on DC.
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The Fallacy of “Tough-Guy-ism“
A basic tenet of u201ctough-guy-ismu201d is that throwing around U.S. military and economic muscle is the way to advance American global power.
How the Pentagon Corrupted Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom mutated into Operation Enduring Corruption.
Can Oxygen-Pricing Help Save the Environment?
A study just published in Science, the most comprehensive “Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years” ever done, shows that recent warming has been "amazing …