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Op-Ed
Washington in the Rain
I walk this imperial capital looking for War Memorials
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Who’s to Blame for the Mess in Iraq?
In reality, Republicans and Democrats both share responsibility for Iraq's dismal state of affairs.
Nuclear Weapons: Making Us Feel Secure by Threatening Armageddon
“We prepare for our extinction in order to assure our survival.”
A Tale of Two Supermarkets: One Transition Town’s Efforts to Respond to Gentrification
It takes much more than one project or policy to address gentrification. It takes a movement.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: This Is Not About Ricardo
The Obama administration is lobbying hard for Congress to pass a trade promotion authority and to quickly approve the TPP.
The Worst of All Possible Worlds: Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War?
Instead of the best of all possible worlds, the international community now faces an unholy trinity of authoritarian politics, cutthroat economics and Big Brother surveillance.
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Rethinking Our Takes on Memorial Day: Hecel Lena Oyate Ki Nipi Kte
“In a world built on your destruction and disposability, resilience is resistance.”
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Movement Builders Should Listen to Bernie Sanders: Focus on Mass Action, Not Candidates
He's even started bringing a long-taboo word back into mainstream American political conversation: socialism.
An Open Letter to Obama: If You Want Money for the Climate, Tax Wall Street
An innovative new tax could fund climate transition and help rebuild the social safety net. So why is the White House knocking it?
Paul Krugman | Lies, Not Mistakes, Led to Invasion of Iraq
The crucial thing to understand is that the invasion wasn't a mistake, it was a crime. We were lied into war.