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Obama Dresses Down the Military, but What’s Changed?
According to NBC News and journalist Jonathan Alter in his book “The Promise,” President Barack Obama “dressed down” senior generals at the Pentagon for attempting in 2009 to "box …
Red State Road Trip 2: The Economic Perfect Storm (Video – Part X)
In the summer of 2008, record high gas prices and runaway home foreclosures combined for the makings of an economic perfect storm. Decreasing tax revenue drained the budgets of …
William Astore | Obama Dresses Down the Military, but What’s Changed?
Obama Dresses Down the Military, but What's Changed? According to NBC News and journalist Jonathan Alter in his book “The Promise,” President Barack Obama “dressed down” senior generals at …
Everything Is Everything
The online Urban Dictionary gives three definitions for this ancient jive phrase: first, similar to saying “It's all good,” or “everything is going according to plan;” second, similar to …
New Arizona Bills Continue Targeting of Minority Groups, Critics Say
Tucson's Unified School District is 56 percent Latino, but you may not know it by the changes in the curriculum. According to bills recently passed in the Arizona …
Gulf Spill Oil Driven by Complex Ocean Currents and Eddies
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is far different than the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. The complex marine environment has currents and eddies that could …
Thailand Protests: A Battle With No Clear Victors
Bangkok, Thailand — Just one week ago, the political strife crippling Bangkok was poised to end. But Friday, the city’s main thoroughfares were lit by burning tires. Masked men …
There’s No Time Like Now to Be an Activist
Eighty-one tons of mercury is emitted into the atmosphere each year as a result of electric power generation. Every square mile of ocean hosts 46,000 pieces of floating plastic. …
Demand Everything! An Interview With Philosopher Simon Critchley
Simon Critchley is chair of the Department of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His recent books include “The Book of Dead Philosophers” (Vintage, 2009), "On Heidegger's …
Chevron’s “Crude” Attempt to Suppress Free Speech (2)
Even as headlines and broadcast news are dominated by BP's fire-ravaged, sunken offshore rig and the ruptured well gushing a reported 210,000 gallons of oil per day into the …