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US Political Intervention in Haiti Has Caused Instability
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians displaced by the earthquake remain without adequate shelter.
John Pilger | From Pol Pot to ISIS: US Bombing Abroad Breeds Instability, Violence and War
ISIS is the mutation of Western state terror.
Debating What to Call the Terrorist Organization That Goes by Many Names
The debate over what to call the organization isn't one of mere semantics, however, as it has significant implications depending on which term people use.
Another Money Is Possible: Holland Leads Experiment in Basic Income
The relationship between money and work seems increasingly defunct.
Governors Have No Right to Exclude Syrian Refugees
Only the federal government has the power to decide if and where refugees can settle in the US.
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.