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Why The Boston Bombing Reminded Me of Sigmund Freud
In his book Civilization and its Discontents, Sigmund Freud touches on the two conflicting drives that exist within us all. The life drive and the death drive. According to …
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Why The Boston Bombing Reminded Me of Sigmund Freud
In his book Civilization and its Discontents, Sigmund Freud touches on the two conflicting drives that exist within us all. The life drive and the death drive. According to …
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Redefining Political Terms for a Revolutionary Age
Words can have various meanings, depending on who is doing the defining and for what purpose. Word definitions can strongly influence how we think and act. The author George …
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Redefining Political Terms for a Revolutionary Age
Words can have various meanings, depending on who is doing the defining and for what purpose. Word definitions can strongly influence how we think and act. The author George …
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Lying About Syria, and the Lying Liars Who Lie About the Lying
"U.S. prepares for possible retaliatory strike against Syria," announces a Los Angeles Times headline, even though Syria has not attacked the United States or any of its occupied territories or imperial forces and …
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The Question Americans Can’t Ask About Egypt And Syria
What does the Obama administration really want in Egypt and Syria? “To reduce the risk to U.S. interests,” writes Washington Post blogger Max Fisher. The administration wants "to play the middle …
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Immigration Stories That Will Belong to America
Anna Challet takes a look at Andrew Lam's latest collection of short stories.
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In Europe, a Failing Orthodoxy Goes Unchallenged
Paul Krugman: The Netherlands has the kind of Grand Bargain that The Washington Post editorial page dreams of.
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No Pleasure Ride On A Unicorn: The Case For “Uncivil” Civil Rights Activism
“True, genuine, and effective civil rights activism... is blood sport, pure and simple,” writes Weinstein in regards to his fight against religious zealots in the military.
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War on Syria: Twenty Pounds of Stupid in a Ten-Pound Bag
William Rivers Pitt has a novel idea: instead of attacking Syria, how about we don't attack Syria?