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GOP Ghosts in Tampa
This week, 48 years on, Mitt Romney is set to achieve what his father never could. But this great family triumph will not represent a vindication of his father's …
US Arms Sales Make Up Most of Global Market
Weapons sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about Iranu2019s regional ambitions, according to …
The Best Laid Plans: How Quickly Will the US Leave Afghanistan?
Maybe the flight of those Kiwis should be thought of as a small omen, even if they are departing as decorously, quietly, and flightlessly as possible.
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How the Right Is Creating Voter Vigilantes
Ouren and Americans for Prosperity gathered these recruits in Boca Raton in July to instruct them on how they could become u201cempoweredu201d vessels for True the Voteu2019s poll watcher …
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Romney Pledges a Fed That Will Screw Workers
Last week, Mitt Romney committed himself to picking a Federal Reserve Board chairman that will try to keep workers' wages down.
The Gas Menagerie
Josh Foxu2019s documentary u201cGaslandu201d triggered a groundswell of opposition to fracking, the technology driving Americau2019s gas-drilling boom. Now, as the industry hits back, Fox and other Columbians are digging …
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An American Journey Across Expendable Communities and People
In a journey across expendable communities and people u2013 the collateral damage created by an elite oligarchical and political class u2013 Chris Hedges, along with illustrator Joe Sacco, trenchantly …
Hard Travelin’ With Henry Rollins: An Exclusive Interview
Henry Rollins says he likes to think of himself as his “own little punk rock journalist.” Henry Rollins says he likes to think of himself as his "own little …
On the Road to Ryan and Ruin
The Great Depression was a real moment of truth for the capitalist West because it suggested to the open-minded that the free market ideology was seriously flawed.
The Conservative Psyche: How Ordinary People Come to Embrace Paul Ryan’s Cruelty
Scientific research into the way we think explains the reasons decent people wind up supporting horrific policies.