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US Could Refuse to Leave Any Troops in Afghanistan
The White House said for the first time Tuesday that it's possible that no US troops will be left in Afghanistan after 2014.
Drones Kill Kids: Protesting in Hawaii Obama’s Drone Program
Despite a slight decrease in civilian casualties from drone attacks, citizens in Pakistan have declared the US and President Obama as their biggest threat.
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The Progressive Caucus: Enabling Obama’s Rightward Moves?
Norman Solomon: We need Progressive Caucus members who are progressives first and loyal Democrats second, not the other way around.
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America’s New Killing Field: Murder-Suicide on a Global Scale
It now seems that America's newest war zone is Earth itself as fracking and the pursuit of profit puts the entire planet on the brink of destruction.
PTSD: The Soldier’s Private War
Treatment possibilities are many, but one advocate says soldiers face many obstacles to getting help.
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Reading for a New Economy: Two New Books Tackle Cures for Global Crisis
Richard Wolff and Robin Hahnel promote a democratic path forward to healing the economy.
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The Founding Fathers Versus The Gun Nuts
Sorry, gun nuts, youu2019re on the wrong side of our Founding Fathers.
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Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary
Dean Baker: The problem is the fact that there is no way on earth that Mr. Obama would select Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary.
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New Year’s Resolutions for the NRA
Martha Rosenberg gives a couple of New Years Resolutions the National Riffle Association might want to pick up in 2013.
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John Kerry: “The Name of the Game is Different Now”
The cashing in of political debts, Washington's peculiar political culture, and Republicans eager for another chance to return Scott Brown, once the bankers' senator, to the Senate conspire to …