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Trying Not to Give Peace a Chance
The trust between President Obama and President Putin helped avert a US war on Syria and got Iran to agree to limit its nuclear program, but the neocon-driven crisis …
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Dean Baker | Economic Policy in a Post-Piketty World
If we want to counter the rise in inequality that we have seen in recent decades we are going to have to find mechanisms other than a "global wealth …
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Chris Hedges | The Rhetoric of Violence
Chris Hedges: Chauvinism, violent retribution, a perverted Christianity and the celebration of a mythic Anglo-Saxon history will sever sections of the population from reality, enticing them into an American …
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The Selective Subservience System
The United States doesn't have too few soldiers. It has too many wars.
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Mistake in Shutting Down a US News Source
US intelligence, best known for collecting information about people including Americans, did have one agency that gave the public access to its translations of foreign news articles - until …
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Cold War II: Evil Russkie He-Men Turn Us Into Fracking Hell
One of the first things we're supposed to forget about in our newly rekindled Cold War mindset is why most of us are against fracking.
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Honduras: Three Legislative Profiles in Courage
Despite a positive recent declaration, what is needed is more than just another shrug of horror lamenting the further deterioration of Honduras, Washington's best friend in Central America.
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The Populist Wave: Politics and Pitchforks
In the end, no matter how popular populist attitudes are, it will take a movement to give them force.
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The Corruption of Mainstream Media
The US mainstream media still pretends it is the custodian of “serious journalism,” but the corporate press shies away from its duty to challenge propaganda emanating from the US …
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Milking Public Education
A Teach For America teacher grows leery of the role of charter schools.