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An Agreement on Arms – With No Teeth
The UN Arms Trade Treaty doesn't affect American gun owners, and it's so weak that it doesn't seem to affect anybody at all.
After Iraq, Climbing Out of the Moral Abyss
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, our nation is looking at the moral abyss.
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The Next Big Obamacare Battle: The Low-Wage Workers Who Get Left Out
Richard Kirsch: Reformers should start building a coalition to push for expanding the bill and making it more affordable.
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The Iraq War: Ten Years, Five Poems of Remembrance
It has been ten years since the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq spearheaded by the George W. Bush administration. It is an occasion for remembrance, reflection and deep …
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Honoring Dr King’s Legacy
On the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, I believe his words and actions are no less relevant today than they were forty-five years ago. …
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How Mass Media Enable the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombies dominate our nation's airwaves. They have already devoured much of our rational public discourse and now threaten our social sanity. Zombies are hot commodities. They sell. That's why …
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Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women?
According to a new report by the UN, restricting women's access to abortion is considered torture, and states like North Dakota are guilty.
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A Better Road, By Rail
There is a totally obvious case for government intervention that stares us all in the face every time we hit the road.
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AFL-CIO: Citizenship, NOT Guest Workers
Every person who works in this country – regardless where he or she was born and regardless how long he or she has been here – must be entitled …
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Truth in a Time of BS
Ten years ago during the Iraq invasion, Americans cared less about truth and more about sensationalism. Now we have an opportunity to rectify it.