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“One Blue Sky Above Us“
Kabul - Before coming to Afghanistan, I spent a week with students and teachers from a Colorado College nonviolence class who invited me to join them for their retreat …
Peru’s Less-Than-Benign Environmental Policy
The enormous segment of Amazonian rainforest that covers over half of the country has always been an issue of contention for Peru due to the number of indigenous tribes …
Take the Quiz: Who Pays More Taxes – GE or NYT?
A lot of folks these days seem to enjoy getting their calculators out. This is a good thing. The more that citizens become engaged in assessing the fairness and …
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Hail to the Trump, Class Traitor
In the past few months, Obama has had time to play golf. He’s had time to fill out his NCAA basketball playoff bracket. He’s had time to go to …
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“Framing the Sixties” Exposes the Scapegoating of an Era
Framing the Sixties: The Use and Abuse of a Decade from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush Bernard von Bothmer University of Massachusetts Press, 2010 …
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Breaking the Chain of Command
(Photo: Mass Communication Specialist Senior Chief Kevin Elliott / US Navy) When is a whistleblower not a whistleblower? When he's a scapegoat. Pfc. Bradley Manning is an …
High Food Prices: Do Family Farmers Benefit?
Farm prices are up again, so farmers must be getting rich, right? The U.S. Department of Agriculture sure thinks so, projecting that U.S. farmers will see record net cash …
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For Young Environmental Activists, Obama Now the One to Pressure
Washington - Not so long ago Barack Obama and his campaign team might have masterminded the kind of conference that is unfolding in downtown Washington, D.C. Thousands …
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Yemeni Opposition Leaders to Confer With Regional Bloc
Sana, Yemen - Opposition leaders from Yemen said they planned to travel to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss an agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council on a timetable …
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After Pledging to Not Raise Taxes, Walker Proposes Hiking Taxes and Fees on the Poor and Students
One of the most important ideological commitments of the modern conservative movement is an opposition to tax increases. It is with this ideology that then-Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker …