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Veteran Survivors Fight Against Sexual Assault in the Military
The United States military is big, powerful and resistant to change, especially by outsiders.
The Democrats Ignore the 500-Pound Lobbyist in the Room
As party members meet to approve a new platform, they pay little attention to the industry that's destroying government and politics.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Deal That Sanders, Clinton and Trump All Oppose
Presidential candidates Sanders, Clinton and Trump all see the TPP as a bad trade deal.
How the FBI’s Judgment Still Damages the Clinton Campaign
The FBI terming Clinton's use of an unsecured email server as “extremely careless” but not criminal was the worst possible news for the Democratic Party.
What the Chilcot Inquiry Really Tells Us About the War in Iraq
Undermining the Security Council's authority in order to go to war with a sovereign nation without a Security Council mandate makes the war illegal.
How the GOP Is Using Dark Money and the “Opioid Epidemic” to Save Its Senate Majority
Should Republicans be playing politics with the nation's painkiller problems?
Death Squad Revelations and the New Police in Honduras
Honduras has an increasingly militarized political and economic system that uses institutionalized corruption to control resources for the benefit of a small, violent, ruling class.
How Justice Scalia’s Absence Has Affected the Supreme Court’s Decisions
If Justice Antonin Scalia had survived to participate in the remainder of the 2015-2016 Supreme Court term, his vote would have done significant damage.
Brexit and the Derivatives Time Bomb
A $500 trillion derivatives time bomb poised atop a $100 trillion mountain of debt is not a stable situation.
Bikini Islanders Still Deal With Fallout of US Nuclear Tests, 70 Years Later
Marshall Islanders living on the fallout-contaminated islands ended up breathing, absorbing, drinking and eating considerable amounts of radioactivity.