Truthout
Op-Ed
Why America Keeps Losing Its Wars
There is an insidious message here to an officer corps that is ever mindful that the Constitution makes no promotions: You are sworn to carry out orders.
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Free Community College Could Be a Game-Changer for Our Economic Future
College used to not just be more affordable, but could be free or close to free just a generation or two ago.
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Israeli Military Officers: Don’t Punish Palestine for Joining the ICC
Opponents of Rand Paul's proposal to punish Palestinians for applying to join the ICC just got some powerful reinforcements.
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New York Police Slowdown and the Classic Challenges of Alternatives to Capitalism
The NYPD's slowdown brings into focus challenges of alternative worker systems.
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Limits to Freedom of Speech? When Legalism Replaces Humanism
To claim that everything should be subject to ridicule is to state that nothing is sacred.
Democrats’ Plan for Financial Transactions Tax Would Bring Financial Markets Into 21st Century
A proposed financial transactions tax is a move towards establishing a 21st century structure for financial markets.
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Je Suis Charlie – But I Have Other Names as Well!
Monday evening I had planned to write about the PEGIDA movement in Germany. Although in Dresden, their city of origin, the number of bitter marchers protesting the “Islamization” of …
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A New Generation Reclaims MLK Day
A new generation reclaims the radical legacy of MLK.
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Four Ways the West Got the Iran Nuclear Issue Wrong
The story of how suspicions of the Iranian program hardened into convictions is a cautionary tale.
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Seven Ways to Get Happy – Without Costing the Planet
The starting point is to realize we have choices - like meaningful work, authentic relationships and gratitude.