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The US wants Japan to ‘modify’ Article 9 of its constitution and end its renunciation of war.

The term u201cscandalu201d used to mean something, a serious abuse of power or some truly outrageous conduct u2013 Watergate, Iran-Contra, lying a nation into war u2013 but the word …

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It will take us years, or maybe even an entire generation to assess their failures or successes.

Along with most Republicans, many Democrats, and Wall Street, President Obama wants to cut Social Security. Here is what you need to know.

So far only three countries are known to have used armed combat drones to carry out attacks: Israel, the US, and the UK. But this could soon change.

Even though Obama was determined to phase the out drone war in Pakistan, he was unwilling to reject the CIA's demand for a strike that once again involved the …

To look at the Syrian civil war in isolation and to entrust the US and its allies to take control of the situation would be a grave mistake.

In a recent article, Dr. Henry Giroux argued that we may be witnessing the dismantling of democracy [1]. He pointed to the neoliberal assault on public education and the …

This analysis of the torture tactics and repressive methods used in administrative segregation prisons across Texas draws parallels with Naomi Klein's book