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Op-Ed
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Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change
As the NRA holds its annual meeting in Houston this weekend (expected attendance: more than 70,000), you see its tracks everywhere.
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The Political Roots of American Obesity
Doctor of Oriental medicine E. Douglas Kihn argues that the squeezing of the American worker, starting under the Reagan Administration, has created a worried, hurried population succumbing to
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Remember This Day: Uno De Mayo
Some of the media scribes who attended the dedication ceremony on April 26 for the George W. Bush $250 million Library and Museum on the Southern Methodist University campus …
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Dream to Wasteland: Boston Bombers and the Denial of America’s Grandeur
As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds — from asylum, to attempts at assimilation and finally to terrorism — I hear echoes of another set of brothers from …
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New GMO Labeling Bill Will Be the Ultimate Test Between the Will of the People Versus the Greed and Power of the Biotech Industry
New legislation requiring GMO food labeling could be the tipping point against the war on big farms.
Friday Prayers at Yusuf Mosque
William Rivers Pitt: When you succumb to hate, when you fill that dark and ravening space within your heart, you become someone else's fool.
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Did Guatemala’s President Try to Shut Down the Genocide Trial?
The outcome of the ongoing trial of a former Guatemalan dictator for war crimes, beset by delays by the defense, has serious ramifications for the credibility of Guatemalan democratic …
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Japan’s Hopeful Experiment
Paul Krugman: I'm bullish on the Japanese experiment, even though current monetary policy has little effect.
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Chávez: The Legacy and the Challenges
De Sousa Santos highlights Chavez's accomplishments on Latin American integration and challenges to his followers to follow through and create a brand of socialism with flexibility and lasting power.
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How Big Should the Government Be?
Government should keep itself to two simple areas: protecting and running the commons, and regulating capitalism so it doesn't destroy us.