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Empire Under Obama: America’s “Secret Wars” in Over 100 Countries Around the World
As Obama has sought to draw down the large-scale ground invasions, he has escalated the world of ‘covert warfare,’ largely outside the oversight of Congress and the public.
Always and Everywhere: The New York Times and the Enduring “Threat” of Isolationism
The United States has been at war for well over a decade now, with US attacks and excursions in distant lands having become as commonplace as floods and forest …
$40 Million Allocated for Drone Victims Never Reaches Them
It appears that none of the $40 million collected for drone strike victims and their families has actually reached them.
The “Merchant of Death” Lobby
The U.S. gun industry doesnu2019t want any restrictions on its profit-making role as a global u201cmerchant of death,u201d so its lobby has whipped half the Senate into line opposing …
Michelle Rhee’s Empty Harvest
The spectacular rise and fall of Michelle Rhee, known as u201cAmericau2019s most famous school reformer,
The Coming Grand Bargain: “We’re All Neoliberals Now“
Neoliberal shock doctrine has once again pushed this country further to the right, and it is the American people who will suffer for it.
Fukushima – A Global Threat That Requires a Global Response
The problems at Fukushima are unprecedented in human experience and involve a high risk of radiation events larger than any that the global community has ever experienced.
Zoos Get Pandas, China Gets Uranium: Is This a Fair Trade?
Chinau2019s central government seems to be using its monopoly on pandas as a valuable bargaining chip to gain resources including uranium and access to renewable energy technology.
A Field Guide to the Koch O’ Nuts Behind the Near Government Default
As the Koch brothers try to save face after the failure of the government shutdown, Mary Bottari takes a look at how their investments are bringing America to the …
Ideological Disaster – An Analysis
All such shortsighted ideologies have proven unrealistic, and so have failed. Unfortunately, they have wreaked havoc in the meantime.