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Obama’s NSA Speech Makes Orwellian Surveillance Patriotic
Michael Ratner: President Obama's assertion that our nation was formed as a result of a heroic history of surveillance is a misleading scare tactic.
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SOTU 2014: The Cognitive Power of the President
President Obama could right a slew of wrongs using his cognitive and executive powers, says George Lakoff, and he has a list in mind he hopes to hear about …
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Chris Hedges | The Myth of Human Progress and the Collapse of Complex Societies
Chris Hedges: The most prescient portrait of the American character and our ultimate fate as a species is found in Herman Melville's “Moby Dick.”
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Will the GOP Get Away With Its Economic Sabotage?
Republicans smell an election opportunity - but only if they can keep the economy down, jobs down and wages down.
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Sixteen Reasons Matt Yglesias Is Wrong About the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income
Like many Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) advocates, he assumes that the BIG will magically solve the fundamental problem of economic insecurity.
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What Would a Full-Fledged Manufacturing Policy Look Like?
Our international competitors have national manufacturing strategies.
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Neocons Take Aim at Syrian Peace Talks
Syrian peace talks have finally begun, but many powerful interests - including US neocons - are determined to see the talks fail.
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They’re Fast-Tracking the Future, TPP Style, but We Can Stop Them
Our government isn't just trying to push through a draconian treaty. It's working to make it even worse.
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Putting Peace in Double Jeopardy
US-Iran and Israel-Palestinian peace efforts are jeopardized by AIPAC-inspired senators or by Israel itself.
They Never Announce When You Prevent a War
This is no time to let up, but to recognize our power and press harder for peace.