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The New York Times Discovers Ukraine’s Neo-Nazis at War
Throughout the Ukraine crisis, the US State Department and mainstream media have downplayed the role of neo-Nazis in the US-backed Kiev regime.
A “Model” Scheme?
Contractors, politicians and financiers have been claiming that tiny slivers of private money bring efficiency to the formerly public process of highway building, spurring innovation and freeing taxpayer dollars …
Are Texas Jails Safe for Pregnant Women?
Advocates face the task of bringing the hundreds of jails and parole boards throughout the state up to speed.
Why Germany Is Backing Away From a Trade Deal That Lets Corporations Sue the Government
News out of Germany suggests unfair trade deals don't have to be inevitable.
Blown Chances in Gaza: Israel and the US Miss Many Chances to Avoid War
Alongside the toll of death and broken lives, perhaps the saddest reality of the latest Gaza war is how easy it would have been to avoid.
How the Mainstream Media Helped Kill Michael Brown
It took three days for the mainstream media to report any version of events surrounding Michael Brown's killing other than the police's.
Our Privacy and Liberty Still at Risk, Even if Leahy NSA Bill Passes
Reaching consensus on how to reform these massive, poorly understood programs will be challenging, to say the least.
Communal Lands: Theater of Operations for the Counterinsurgency
US mapping expeditions in indigenous lands in Mexico conceal strategic US military economic and geopolitical goals.
European Court Finds CIA Interrogation Techniques “Amounted to Torture“
The European Court of Human Rights concludes that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques - specifically approved by John Yoo and Jay Bybee for use by the CIA on Abu Zubaydah …
Tax Dodger Running for Governor in Illinois
If elected governor of Illinois, tax-dodging one-percenter Bruce Rauner may well support legislation to loosen the rules and help other wealthy investors and corporations avoid taxes by parking their …