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More Handouts for Smokestacks and Clearcuts?
(Photo: vxla) I don't care if you're Republican or Democrat, Independent or Progressive, Libertarian or secessionist, you'd probably agree that one of government's top priorities is to …
Militarized Conservatism and the End(s) of Higher Education
There can be little doubt that America has become a permanent warfare state.
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International Crisis Group Condemns “Assault on Normal, Dignified” Life in Gaza
The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued a warning that the recent escalation of air strikes on Gaza and rocket attacks into Israel has created “the conditions for a rapid …
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News in Brief: Ivory Coast President May Surrender, and More
Ivory Coast President May Surrender As fighters surrounded Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo's bunker Tuesday, the country's leader attempted to negotiate the terms of his surrender, according …
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France in Talks on Surrender of Ivory Coast Strongman
A man stands near burning tires on a street in Treichville, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on March 8, 2011. Militia loyal to strongman Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses …
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Why Public Support for Free Trade Will Collapse Soon
For once, some good news: public support for free trade will almost certainly collapse over the next few years. On this issue, the public is way ahead of …
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Bury the Nuclear Renaissance Once and for All
(Image: Wiley-Blackwell) The words, “I told you so” sometimes brings guilty pleasure when uttered to your teenager or under your breath to a spouse. Uttering those words …
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The Nowhere Man
President Barack Obama records his weekly address from a UPS customer center as part of the new public-private Green Fleet Partnership, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White …
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Albert Hirschman, Alan Greenspan and the Problem of Intellectual Capture
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Are American Workers Just Getting What They Deserve?
If you don’t think American workers are being inexorably scr*wed by our governing establishment’s embrace of “free” trade, stop reading right here. If you do, I have a …