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Op-Ed
Remember That Torture Report?
Much like the days of September 2001, a catastrophic failure of the American security state has morphed into an excuse for hostility and aggression toward traditional overseas adversaries.
Beyond Hegemony: Obama’s Legacy
As President Obama prepares to serve his final two years as President, he has learnt from his experiences with Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan that American military power cannot …
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Things I Learned Writing About the Middle East
Writing and reporting are a learned process, and there is always something new for all of us to learn.
The Challenge of the Islamic State and US Policy
US policy will find no military fix for this reality.
Peace Parenting and Nonviolent Resistance: the Berrigan Generations
This is a tender but frank recollection of a childhood in tumultous times in the house that was Ground Zero of nonviolent resistance to the war in Vietnam, to …
Sea Level Rise, Eniwetok and Bert Bigelow
Today, more than a hundred of pounds of plutonium are buried at Eniwetok.
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Something That Changed My Perspective: Karl Polanyi’s “The Great Transformation“
“The Great Transformation” is audacious: it seeks to explain the 100 years of the absence of large-scale international conflict (1815 to 1914) and why it blew apart so ferociously …
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Thomas Merton and the Synergy of Christianity and Buddhism
Beyond just simple theology, the similarities between Buddhism and Christiniaty go much deeper, including but not limited to their respective origins.
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Why Movements Should Care About Azealia Banks
The #BlackLivesMatter movement is quickly creating a national context whereby celebrities across industries are being forced to take sides.
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Dean Baker | Does the University of Michigan’s New Football Coach Need Food Stamps?
It turns out that the taxpayer subsidy to Jim Harbaugh is equal to an awful lot of food stamps.