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Lakota Women Work to Fend Off South Dakota’s Epic Drought
Long years of drought in South Dakota have made it difficult for the soil to absorb water. A group led by indigenous women hopes to change that through an …
The Problem With the Private Option
While Obamacare expands Medicaid, various states are also privatizing it, increasing the costs and decreasing the benefits to the poor under the ideological cover of teaching them how to …
Senate Bill Preps for War With Russia
The truly mind-numbing possibility is that an inexperienced, ineffectual President will be easily swayed to believe that the US can prevail in a limited nuclear first strike.
Syria and Iraq: IS Casts a Chilling Shadow
Can the Islamic State's military victories in Sunni regions of Syria and Iraq translate into the creation of the so-called “Islamic Caliphate” it touts?
The Real Tonkin Gulf Deception Wasn’t by Lyndon Johnson
While many believe that the Tonkin Gulf incident was a deception by Lyndon Johnson, the US bombing of North Vietnam was not a maneuver by LBJ.
Noam Chomsky | Hiroshima Day 2014
It is a near miracle that we have escaped destruction so far, and the longer we tempt fate, the less likely it is that we can hope for divine …
The Minimum Wage and Inflation
Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing?
The Fourth Branch: The Rise to Power of the National Security State
In the context of the Senate's torture report, the question at hand remains: Who rules Washington?
Latest G-7 Declaration Against Russia Over Ukraine Heightens War Threat in Eastern Europe
The G-7 statement is a coded demand that the Russian government police the autonomy movement and pressure it to surrender.
Israel Uses Palestinians as Human Shields but US Lawmakers Condemn Hamas
Both houses of the US Congress are considering passing a resolution that condemns Hamas for using human shields despite not having any evidence to prove Hamas is employing this …