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Welcome to Boston, Mr. Rumsfeld. You Are Under Arrest
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been stripped of legal immunity for acts of torture against US citizens authorized while he was in office. The 7th …
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Following a Disaster, Disastrous Suggestions
Hurricane Irene caused flooding in Paterson, New Jersey. (Photo: Fred R.Conrad / The New York Times) Steve Landsburg, the author and economics professor at the University of …
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The Fight-Back Plan
Washington - "Class warfare!" scream the Republicans, in a voice usually reserved for phrases such as "Run for your lives!" Spare us the histrionics. The GOP and …
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The End of the Middle Class
The following was originally published in Politico. Finally, Washington has turned its attention back to jobs. With President Barack Obama’s demand that Congress pass his …
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Recalls Obama’s Fall From Grace
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday, April 28, 2008. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) held a news conference the next day and …
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How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System
(Photo: Kalense Kid) In the forty years since the publication of Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet, a movement dedicated to the reform of the …
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What to Make of Sarah Palin’s Alleged Cocaine Use
A forthcoming unauthorized biography about former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is generating news around the country. The two items getting the most ink so far are the claims …
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Recognize Palestine AND Reaffirm Israel as a Jewish State
American and Israeli diplomats acknowledge that they do not have the votes to prevent the General Assembly of the United Nations from recognizing Palestine and granting it some of …
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Time to Declare a New War on Poverty
What can we say about a country in which nearly one of every six citizens is forced to live in poverty despite the country's great, unmatched wealth? Despite the …
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A Perry Tale About the Prince of Privilege
It's bedtime, children. Get on your jammies, scootch under the covers, and I'll tell you a "Perry Tale." In this one, Prince Rick is trying to make …