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Op-Ed
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Rand Paul: Kicking Palestinians Is a Freebie
Rand Paul's bill would require a cut-off of aid to the Palestinians simply for joining the ICC.
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The First Four Things Republicans Are Trying to Change May Scare You
Voters may be a little horrified to see that the change the new Republican majority in Congress will bring actually means regression.
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Smoke and Mirrors Will Not Save Us From Anthropogenic Climate Disruption
Six years ago, scientists said we need a huge cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015. Now what?
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Vermont Yankee and the Rest: Dirty, Dangerous, Too Costly to Compute
Safety conscious Vermonters stood up and sat-in, petitioned, lobbied and blocked the gates for decades, working to see the 42-year-old unit shuttered.
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Why Are We Afraid of Naming and Confronting Capitalism?
Why is it that many of us will openly and forcefully critique “classism” but enthusiastically shy away from condemning capitalism in the same way?
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Charlie Hebdo: We Must Grieve the Dead Without Misconstruing Racism as Democratic Ideal
Political cartoons are free speech, but they are not always innocent and inherently democratic.
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Twelve Ways to Drive GMOs and Monsanto’s Roundup off the Market
Given the dangers posed by GMOs and Roundup, it's time to move aggressively forward.
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Why Carbon Should Be Left in the Ground
We must keep carbon in the ground to save our planet. And fortunately, some countries, like Denmark, are already working on that.
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Time to Stand Up to the NYPD
Police need to be empowered so they do not fear speaking up when they see misbehavior by their colleagues.
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Renewable Energy for National Security
America is vulnerable and unprepared.