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More Lost by the Second in Afghanistan
(Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr) It’s a bit odd to me that with my sense of geographical direction I’m ever regarded as a leader to guide …
What’s the Real Lesson of Wisconsin for Progressives?
(Photo: Matt Baran / Flickr) Despite coming up short of retaking control of the Wisconsin Senate, Tuesday's recall elections sent a clear signal to conservative politicians who …
When Is a “Riot” a Revolt?
Several days of unprecedented revolt by the most impoverished minority populated neighborhoods of London has shaken the normally staid and reserved British aristocracy. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short …
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Eye on Europe: Once Public Trust Goes, Can Democracy Be Far Behind?
Is Western Democracy coming apart at the seams? A decade ago, only paranoid alarmists would have posed that question. Today, it may be an expression of …
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S&P Downgrade Brought on by Republican Obstructionism
Does anyone really think that Standard & Poor's downgrade of US debt would have occurred unless there had been the Congressional stand-off on raising the debt ceiling? For all …
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Jezebels, Welfare Queens – and Now, Criminally Bad Black Moms
The shocking Cobb County, Georgia, prosecution of Raquel Nelson, who law enforcement blamed when her son was killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver, has drawn national headlines and outrage. …
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Barack Obama and Harry Potter
Helene Cooper of the New York Times wrote a “news analysis” story saying that the challenge for President Obama is this: "Is he willing to …
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Rick Perry Says Social Security and Medicare Are Unconstitutional
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has, to say the least, a very odd understanding of the Constitution. He thinks Texas should be able to opt out of Social Security, …
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CIA Is Disputed on Civilian Toll in Drone Strikes
On May 6, a Central Intelligence Agency drone fired a volley of missiles at a pickup truck carrying nine militants and bomb materials through a desolate stretch of Pakistan …
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The Death Penalty Is a Miscarriage of Justice: It Should Be Abolished
There is nothing moral or just about the death penalty—certainly not the way it is implemented in America, and anyone who says otherwise is either deluding themselves or trying …