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September 11 and “A New Birth of Freedom“
Washington - After we honor the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, we need to leave the day behind. As a nation we have looked back …
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Will We Have a Global Paradigm Shift Away from Obsolete Ideologies?
Philosopher Thomas Kuhn gave paradigm its modern definition in reference to the set of principles and practices that define a scientific discipline at a particular period of time. In …
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Perry, Rhetoric or Reality
Washington - Texas Gov. Rick Perry made an interesting strategic choice at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate about how to deal with his self-inflicted Social Security problem. Perry doubled down …
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Passivity or Violence: Is That the Only Choice?
Between Libya, which has endured more than 2,000 NATO bombings, and Syria, where more than 2,000 civilians have been killed by their own government so far, we see the …
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Who Will Help the Poor?
Paris - With the deepening of the economic crisis and the prospect of another recession looming large on the horizon, growing social inequality has become an increasingly urgent issue. …
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Let’s Cancel 9/11: Bury the War State’s Blank Check at Sea
(Photo: Karen Blumberg / Flickr) Let’s bag it. I’m talking about the tenth anniversary ceremonies for 9/11, and everything that goes with them: the solemn …
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Memo To Bachmann: 10 Women Who Are More Important Than Anti-Feminist Phyllis Schlafly
Last month, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) became the first woman to win an influential Iowa Republican straw poll — a victory that would have been impossible before the many …
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It’s an Economy, Not a Corporate Venture
(Photo: The New York Times) Matt Yglesias, the political commentator, is mildly upset over a report that President Barack Obama is turning to the investor Warren E. …
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Tonight’s Republican Debate: The 19th Century or the Stone Age?
Tonight a bevy of Republican presidential hopefuls hope to emerge as finalists. Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann will battle for the right-wing nut Tea Party finals. Mitt Romney and …
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SEIU Case Shows Why Integrity Must be a Mainstay of the Labor Movement (2)
There is no greater blow to the moral authority of the labor movement than a fraudulent union election, especially when the union is large and wealthy. The right to …