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Op-Ed
Don’t Be a Fossil-Foolish Investor
The purely financial case for ditching oil, gas, and coal is getting stronger.
Does Clinton Really Oppose the TPP? There Is a Test for That
Clinton is going to have to make it clear that she wants TPP to be stopped, or voters won't believe her.
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Court Rules Bush Administration Can Be Sued for Its “War on Terror” Conduct
The decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals allowing lawsuits against people like former Attorney General John Ashcroft is a step in the right direction.
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We Are Living at the Edge of a Nuclear Precipice
With nuclear weapons, what could possibly go wrong? The short answer: everything.
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Twenty Years of Divorce in Ireland
Understanding the role of marriage among the Irish can help us understand why the country has the lowest divorce rate.
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House-Passed Visa Waiver Discrimination Is Trump Lite
The nationality-based discrimination of the House-passed visa waiver bill is Trumpism applied to a smaller group of people.
In Congress, Christmas Is a Time of Giving – and Receiving
At holiday time, a little something tucked away in legislation in exchange for campaign largesse is the greatest gift of all.
Farmers Would Do Better to Understand the Land Than Grow GM Crops
It is the mindset from which GMOs emerge that needs reprogrammed.
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For Most People in the World, Retirement Is Not an Option
Except for the well off, men and women should expect to continue working well beyond normal pensionable retirement ages.
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Princeton Students Are Right: Woodrow Wilson Was Way Worse Than You Think
President Wilson enshrined racism, gutted discourse on public control of the economy and shredded US civil rights and liberties.