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Two-State Solution or Illusion? An Analysis
Achieving such an understanding is, for Beinart, a means to an end. That end is realizing a two-state solution to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle.
Latest Plane Bullying Rift Pits Washington Against South America
A new controversy aggravating already strained relations between Washington and Caracas threatens to destabilise relations with other South American countries.
Drug Policy Alliance AG Holder Expands Major Reform of Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws
Orders prosecutors to remove any reference to quantities of illicit drugs that trigger mandatory minimums and to apply provision to pending cases.
Amid Activists’ Appeal to Lift Sanctions, US Resists Talks With Iran
While Iran's new president has called for serious and substantive negotiations with the West over his country's nuclear program that would ease tensions, and an open letter to President …
What We Could Do With a Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure That Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime
After almost a century of self funding, the postal service struggles to stay afloat. However, a renewed and responsible relationship with the banks could help this institution remain a …
Syrian Refugees March and Occupy to Demand Asylum in Switzerland
The asylum-seekers have resolved not to leave until their status is officially decided.
Obamacare: It’s Better Than You Think
While there are many problems with the upcoming changes implemented by the ACA, it is a truly progressive step forward for dealing with healthcare in the US.
Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone: Government Agencies Exploit Technology to Make Privacy Obsolete
The relationship between Americans and their government has come to resemble a one-way mirror dividing an interrogation room.
The Federal Reserve, QE and Jobs
A ‘QE for Jobs’ program would also represent the greatest reduction in income inequality overnight in US history.
What Will It Take To End the Suffering in Syria?
Americans concerned about the crisis in Syria should consider an insightful quote from an August 31 op-ed by the Brookings Institution's H.A. Hellyer: "Give the people of Syria a …