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Seventy Years of Military Mediocrity: The Shared Failings of US Military Academies and Senior Officers
US military academies are supposed to be educating and developing leaders of character. If they're not doing that, why have them?
The Politics of Fear: Why Donald Trump Is No Laughing Matter
Donald Trump embodies many of the damaging characteristics and principles that have defined the United States for centuries.
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Obama Fights to Continue Detention of Migrant Families
Five migrant mothers filed this month seeking millions in damages from the government for harms associated with their detention.
Propaganda, Intelligence and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
It seems high time to address what we know and what we don't know when it comes to the MH-17.
From “Hope and Change” to “Hope for Change“
Americans are still ready for a political revolution.
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What I Learned From Nine Months in Sanctuary
Sanctuary has taught me the value of liberty and the things in life that are simple.
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Is Secret Power Becoming Sacrosanct in the US?
My work brought me face to face with a secret version of America, not the country I thought about during my university studies.
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Why Public Transportation Is So Limited in the United States
For the CCC, and American public transportation as a whole, the present picture is more than a little grim.
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Number One Global Security Issue Is Climate Change
Will it take a climate catastrophe to mobilize legislators to action?
Dean Baker | China’s Currency Devaluation and the Federal Reserve Board
We haven't seen a movement towards more balanced trade with China because it's not an Obama administration priority.