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Op-Ed
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Navigating Syria: The Impossible, Indispensable Mission
Syria has instigated many social media breakups with people whom, until then, were regarded with a degree of respect and admiration.
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William Rivers Pitt | Mother’s Day at the End of the World
"I stand with Sonja Woods, and with every mother who has felt the suffering of a child who has been shot. There are many more to come, because we …
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Devaluing Work and Workers
While the rich are getting richer, the rest of us are falling further behind.
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Supreme Court: Helping Biggest Donors, But What About Voters?
SCOTUS has made clear that it will judge attempts to restrict monetary “participation” in elections very strictly. Restrictions on voting have been judged far more leniently.
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The Nuclear Zero Lawsuits: Taking Nuclear Weapons to Court
Nuclear weapons remain the most urgent threat confronting humanity. So long as they exist, there is the very real chance they will be used by accident, miscalculation or design.
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Instead of Exploiting the Newest Generation of Americans, Let’s Invest in Them
The United States' student loan debt crisis is deforming an entire generation.
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Cecily McMillan: The Latest Butterfly on the Wheel
Power will not hesitate to use your identity against you if it can. The police violence to which Cecily McMillan was subjected was explicitly gendered, and in this she …
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Oh What a Tangled Web We Freeze
Censorship can be accomplished in so many ways. There's the iron-fisted, potboiler/spy thriller of a Putin way. Or there's the smarmy, ice cold fingers clenching wads of cash American …
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The Other NRA
The powerful National Restaurant Association does all it can to assure that industry wages are kept so low many workers rely on public assistance and that paid sick leave …
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With Friends Like the IMF and EU, Ukraine Doesn’t Need Enemies
If they are fortunate enough to avoid war, Ukrainians may be in for an unpleasant surprise as their current and even soon-to-be-elected leaders negotiate their economic future with their …