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Attacking Libya – and the Dictionary
On a guided government tour, two boys stand in the rubble of a home that was allegedly bombed by NATO in the Arada neighborhood of Tripoli, Libya, on June …
Progressive Defense of Weiner Overlooks His Right-Wing Foreign Policy
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) at a press conference in May 2011. (Photo: TalkMediaNews) A surprising number of progressives have been expressing regret at the resignation of …
Reveling in the Pain of Others: Moral Degeneracy and Violence in the “Kill Team” Photos
The "Kill Team" photos offer a glimpse into a larger set of social conditions in a winner-take-all society.
The Endgame on the Debt Ceiling
Wall Street, New York. (Photo: b00nj) As we know, President Obama and his team do not appear to be very effective negotiators when it comes to dealing …
India’s Hawks: Emulate Bin Laden Killing
Riot police take their position on the grounds of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India, on Friday, November 28, 2008. An article written in July 19, 2008, after the …
The $113 Billion Hole: Ten Things America Gave Up This Year to Pay for the War in Afghanistan
President Obama is expected to announcewithin a week if and how many combat troops he plans to withdraw from the war in Afghanistan. Some of those who will be …
Whatever Happened to Stability Analysis?
Milton Friedman in 1977. Friedman’s view was that the natural rate of unemployment is “the level that would be ground out by the Walrasian system of general equilibrium equations, …
Evaluating the Drug War, By the Numbers
Inmates in a mental observation unit on Rikers Island in Ocotber 2004. (Photo: Librado Romero/The New York Times) On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared drug …
Police Officer Who Killed Oscar Grant Free, but Some Protesters Could Still Face Jail Time
Protesters demonstrating in Oakland, November 5, 2010, against Grant's killing. (Photo: Thomas Hawk) Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant …
What Exactly Is the War Powers Act and Is Obama Really Violating It?
President Barack Obama exits after delivering remarks on Libya at Fort McNair in Washington, on March 28, 2011. Obama attempted to answer what he felt were "legitimate" questions about …