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Op-Ed
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A New Direction for Poor, Resource-Rich Countries
New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries u2013 including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique u2013 raise an important question: Will these windfalls be a blessing that brings …
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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We’re Still Arming the King of Bahrain? There Oughta Be a Law!
Don't you think it's wrong for the US government to send US weapons to King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain at a time when his government is attacking …
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After Latest NDAA Challenge Hearing, Thoughts on the Criminalization of Dissent
“The essential thrust of the NDAA is to create a system of justice that violates the separation of powers,” our lawyer Carl J. Mayer told the court.
Drone on the Range
The pilotless, remote-controlled planes that the CIA uses to spy on and bomb people in Pakistan and elsewhere are headed to our local police departments.
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Pudd’nhead Mitt and the Great Giveaway
The decision to add Paul Ryan to the Republican presidential campaign has exposed the limp, rudderless vacancy that is the core essence of Willard Mitt Romney.
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On Welfare, Obama Channels Reagan
Of course, it could always be worse: The president could personally be spinning a tale of welfare queens in pink cars driving around on the taxpayeru2019s dime.
Undue Influence: The Power of Police and Prison Guards’ Unions
For decades, theyu2019ve helped build Americau2019s build Americau2019s criminal justice system. Now that system is changing. Can law enforcement unions change as well?
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The “Missing Evidence” in Romney’s Tax Records
While Mitt Romney might be demand Harry Reid's confidential source, the American people are still demanding to see those tax returns.