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Op-Ed
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The Empire Eats Its Own
Elections are fine and dandy. Now is the time for a push back from this empire to the Main Street America we all cherished.
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The Russians are Coming
In Libya, in Syria, and elsewhere the United States has been on the same side as the al-Qaeda types. But not in Ukraine. Thatu2019s the good news.
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For Palestinians, Hollow Symbols Betray Futility of an Imaginary State
On 29 November 2012, the United Nations voted to grant Palestine the status of ‘non-member observer’ state. The ‘upgrade’, the result of a three-year-long campaign, met with furious …
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Should Health Care Be Rationed? It Already Is
Why don't we make our means-tested system of rationing more rational, and, like other wealthy countries, base it on medical need rather than financial means?
Living as Slaves: How the Poorest Nepali Workers Get Exploited in the Richest Arab Nation
Nepali youth flock to Qatar in search of a better life but they are subjected to a life of slavery miles away from home.
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The War on Drugs Destroys Lives: Here Are Six Things You Can Do About It
The movement to end the violence through the decriminalization of drugs has never had so much momentum. And it's never been easier to get involved.
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The Master’s House Is Burning: bell hooks, Cornel West and the Tyranny of Neoliberalism
Cornel West critiques Barack Obama, bell hooks calls Beyonce a terrorist, and contemporary black intellectuals take to the interwebs to express disgust.
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Toxic Technology
Apple and other big manufacturers must swap less-deadly chemicals for the cancerous ones poisoning their Chinese workers.
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The End of Choice
We should pass a law - a new version of the Sherman Act - that says that whenever a company reaches a point where they have more than a …
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The Other Side of Paradise
Paradise and the other side of paradise rarely meet.