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Bundy’s Oregon Occupation Is Capitalist at Its Core
Ammon Bundy's occupation in Oregon is rooted in a history of Indigenous dispossession and land enclosure in the West.
Ryan, Cruz, Trump and Tarp Man: The New Conservative Truth
I nominate Tarp Man as the new avatar of the modern conservative movement: an angry white guy armed to the teeth with a bag over his head.
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Obama Never Had a Plan to End What Guantánamo Represents
Seven years of indefinite detention and extrajudicial killings around the globe belie the president's once-claimed intent to change the system.
A Primer on the Damaging Movement to Privatize Public Schools
Schools need a complete transformation in what and how students learn - not the Common Core State Standards and standardized tests.
Drugging Animals on Factory Farms – Enough Already
A drug company that makes animal drugs, purchased not by consumers but by factory farms, is advertising directly to consumers who will never actually purchase those drugs.
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Turkey’s Erdogan, Carson and Netanyahu Give New Meaning to Godwin’s Law
It seems that Godwin's Law just won't go away.
An Appeal to Conscience: Opposing the Expansion of the US Drone War
The level of drone killing is soaring as drones are integrated into an air war strategy.
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Nuclear Redux in North Korea
North Korea rang in the New Year with an ominous blast.
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Brain Damage: Children Suffer the Consequences of Anti-Regulation in Michigan
Thousands of children who drank contaminated water are facing the health consequences of right-wing mantras put into practice.
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The Bundy Boys Want to Take Us Back to the Articles of Confederation
In other words, what we're seeing in Oregon right now isn't just a fight over federal land; it's also fight over the fundamental meaning of the Constitution.