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Landing on Mars: A First Impression of Guantanamo Bay
The entrance of the prison at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 8, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) One pair …
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America’s Image Problem
The United States definitely sends mixed messages to the Muslim world. Early in his presidency, Barack Obama went to Cairo to “seek a new beginning between the United States …
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Military Strikes Not the Answer in Syria
Protesters gather after the funeral of a member of the Free Syrian Army, a militia mostly made up of army defectors, in the Damascus suburb of Saqba, in Syria, …
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In the US, Stimulate Demand by Reversing Local Austerity
(Image: Kazanevsky, Ukraine / CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) One question that arises when we talk about the possibility of reversing the disastrous push …
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Ralph Nader: Occupy the Minimum Wage and Impact the Election
Protesters stage a demonstration outside the campaign offices of Rep. Michele Bachmann, in Urbandale, Iowa, December 31, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) The …
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As Santorum and Romney Battle for the Loony Right, the Rest of Us Should Not Gloat
My father was a Republican for the first 78 years of his life. For the last twenty, he’s been a Democrat (he just celebrated his 98th.) What happened? “They …
“Act of Valor”? Beware Exalting Our Starship Troopers
Image from “Act of Valor.” (Photo: IATM LLC – © 2011 Relativity Media, LLC) One of my favorite books as a teenager was Robert Heinlein's “Starship Troopers” …
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Santorum in the Extreme
Washington - For all his supposed authenticity, Rick Santorum is not what he seems. Beneath that sweater vest beats the heart of a calculating and increasingly desperate politician who …
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Why Inequality Matters: Three Ways the Mortgage Crisis Has Undermined Our Legal System
For several years, I have been writing that extreme economic inequality is among the most destructive forces in a society. As inequality grows, it undermines the effective functioning of …
Army Spc. Daniel Birmingham, War Resister, Wins Honorable Discharge
U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Birmingham, a March Forward! member stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. who did an infantry deployment in Iraq, won a major victory for service members’ rights …