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Zero Dark Thirty Won’t Settle the Torture Question or Purge Torture From the American System
If you look backward you see a nightmare. If you look forward you become the nightmare.
Did Liberals Beat Big Money? Far From It – Election a Minor Setback for Some
While liberals were celebrating election victories, the Big Banks' political operatives did not miss a beat. The real power of money in politics has been to buy influence and …
Sandy Hook and President Obama’s Shared Legacy
Let's hope this president takes the challenge and follows through.
Michigan Republicans Deny Police Officers and Firefighters the Right to Work
There is no issue of rights involved in this dispute.
The Visible Government: How the U.S. Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows
Werenu2019t those the greatest of days if you were in the American spy game? Governments went down in Guatemala and Iran thanks to you.
Serious People Could be Seriously Embarrassed: Why It’s Important that We Not Go Off the “Fiscal Cliff“
What they fear is yet another huge embarrassment, if people see the deadline come and go and the economy doesn't crash and the world doesn't end.
Beyond Domestic Violence Statistics, One Woman’s Story Shows Federal Funding Is Crucial
Why is Congress stalling on renewing the Violence Against Women Act?
The Compassion of Women of Afghanistan for the Women of Gaza
Here in Afghanistan, a woman whose country is described as a u201chospital,u201d reached out to women in an area called u201can open air prison.u201d
Why Homeless People Sleep in the Cold – and Die
You canu2019t miss them when you walk around a city: shapeless masses pressed up against buildings or into corners.
Paying for Lunch – Modern Monetary Theory Style
Our real opportunities for economic progress are grounded in our ability to apply work, cooperative activity and creative ingenuity to the real resources we already possess.