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Erased by False Victory: Obama Hasn’t Stopped DAPL
How many times have marginalized people been offered further discussion when what they needed was substantive action?
Will Either Clinton or Trump End the Forever War?
The Forever War — started in 2003 — is unlikely to end, regardless of who is next in the White House.
A 9/11 Retrospective: Washington’s Air War Measured in Decades
Perhaps this September 11, it's finally time for Americans to begin to focus on our endless air war in the Greater Middle East.
Trump Gives Servicewomen Short Shrift in Commander-in-Chief Forum
While women constitute 15.3 percent of active-duty personnel, they are 95 percent of reported sex crime victims.
President Obama: Pull the DAPL Permit, Do the Climate Test
We should see DAPL as no different than Keystone XL, and treat it as such.
Media Trumpet Another Phony “Secret Nuclear Deal” Story
Recent media reports about the Obama administration's “secret side deals” with Iran are anything but credible.
A New Economic System for a World in Rapid Disintegration
The new socialism will require the direct participation of citizens in all socio-economic decisions affecting them.
On Policy, It’s No Contest. Clinton: 112,735 Words, Trump: 9,000
On many fronts, Trump is literally offering nothing.
Don’t Be Surprised if Colin Kaepernick Prompts More Schoolchildren to Sit for the Pledge of Allegiance
The state of schooling for children of color is ripe for protest.
Stop Arming Saudia Arabia: Four Reasons It’s Plausible to Try
Outside of the Pentagon-industrial complex, few would argue that sending more weapons to Saudi Arabia is an exemplary idea.