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Op-Ed
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Thanks, an Apology, and a Request: A Diplomat’s Farewell
I now ask the people of Japan for help. My country is no longer the country I once knew, a country moving at least in the direction of providing …
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Regarding Syria
While thinking about Syria it may be valuable to keep in mind something Chomsky regularly and wisely suggests: that the realization of a just and eventually peaceful world certainly …
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Anticipating Apocalypse on the Road to Damascus: Dominionist US Military Superiors Find Common Ground With Islamic Extremists
The United States military is once again on the brink of bathing an already war-torn region in the baptismal waters of u201cregime change,u201d writes Weinstein.
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With War Off the Table, It’s Time for Syria Cease-Fire, Negotiations and Talking to Iran
The US should be able to talk to Russia and Iran about a deal on Iran's nuclear program that establishes detente.
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In Los Angeles, Labor Redefines Itself
This week's AFL-CIO convention endorsed the expansion of membership to include non-traditional labor organizations, including non-profits organizing low-wage workers.
Syria: Thank Congress’s Resistance to War for the Chance of a Diplomatic Deal
The military intervention party has powerful advocates, including President Obama, but Congress has heard the American public.
The Long Lesson, and New Legacy, of September 11
“The legacy of September 11 continues to grow. It used to be all about war. Now, it is about giving peace a chance,” says William Rivers Pitt.
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Don’t Shrink the US Postal Service; Expand It
The Postal Service has survived ideological attacks so far but could serve society still more with intelligent expansion.
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From Hiroshima to Syria, the Enemy Whose Name We Dare Not Speak
US militarism strips humanity from the study of nations and congeals it with jargon that serves western power designs.
What is Evil?
Simply ask yourself if a particular option will cause suffering. The decision then becomes easy, and it becomes particularly easy on questions of war.