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Dispatch From Beirut: The Absence of the Cedar Tree in the Global Iconography of Mourning
Many people are overlaying their Facebook pictures with a transparent French flag.
Paris Prospects: Texas Political Cowboy Leads Latest Anti-Science Attacks
Lamar Smith's abuse of power as chair heightened with the approach of the climate summit.
The GOP Knows It Is Losing the White House
As headlines continue, it is clear that both of the major front runners are terrifying prospects to the rank and file GOP establishment.
How Bobby Jindal Threw Reproductive Health Under the Bus for His Presidential Bid
Thousands of people in Louisiana rely on publicly funded reproductive health care. So why is Governor Jindal cutting off federal funding?
AFRICOM’s New Math, the US Base Bonanza and “Scarier” Times Ahead in Africa
In recent years the US military has developed a remarkably extensive network of more than 60 outposts and access points in Africa.
Lessons From the Ebola Epidemic
The highly prevalent disease with established predictions for alarming impacts on healthcare, lacks media coverage.
Paris Attacks: COP21 and the War on Terror
Is it a coincidence that the terrorist outrage in Paris was committed weeks before the biggest climate conference since 2009?
The US Is Still Manipulating the UN After 70 Years
Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, armed conflict, especially US wars that violate the UN Charter, continues to plague the world.
President Obama Continues to Pre-Judge Classified Documents Cases
Casting such public judgments further erodes the already crumbling rule of law in this fearful post-9/11 era.
How Ukraine’s Finance Chief Got Rich
If Western “values” include putting citizens' interests before self-interest Jaresko may need some remedial training.