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Op-Ed
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US Encourages Democracy in Yemen, Then Turns Deaf Ear
Should the US be free to intervene in Yemen, a country with which it is not at war, and assassinate anyone it suspects of terrorist affiliations, along with the …
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Don’t Get Complacent About Social Security – They Still Want to Cut It
There will be time to relax - and celebrate - after Social Security's been protected and expanded.
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Hedge Fund Manager Believes Charity Causes Poverty
According to one billionaire, the answer to poverty is to provide more tax breaks for the makers of wealth - the ones who produce ‘good old-fashioned economic growth.’
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Miranda’s Rights: How Europe Can Learn From Latin America’s Independence
Mark Weisbrot on the detention of Glenn Greenwald's partner.
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Deadly Theater-of-the-Absurd
Today, for those whose “pleasant dreams” are seldom disrupted by disturbing thoughts, one may also offer the timeless caveat of Plato’s Socrates: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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Deadly Theater-of-the-Absurd
Today, for those whose “pleasant dreams” are seldom disrupted by disturbing thoughts, one may also offer the timeless caveat of Plato’s Socrates: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than You Think
As global warming picks up, scientists and researchers are finally coming to grips with just how serious that problem is, and how quickly weu2019re running out of time to …
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Where’s the Outrage Over Our Failed Health Care System?
What we are witnessing is a massive failure of public policy that is not permitted in any other wealthy country.
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Greece’s Golden Dawn: A Wake-up Call for Europe
The bankers behind the European Union's imposition of neoliberal austerity in Greece have fed the rise of Golden Dawn with its
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If We Cut Aid to Egypt’s Military, Would We Die?
Shouldn't supporters of U.S. inaction in the face of the Egyptian coup and repression - in violation of U.S. law - be forced to explain themselves on the record?