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Op-Ed
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A Bad End to a Bad Year
During the last two weeks of December, the US countered three different efforts designed to affirm Palestinian rights.
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Police Violence? Body Cams Are No Solution
Body cams are an inadequate response to police violence. Real transparency and reform are required.
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Let’s Begin the Year With a Major Victory Over Corporate Power
“Building power together” means working together as a movement of movements to build on the progress of 2014 when people created a larger and bolder movement.
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The Humble Beginnings of the Modern Office
Vox recently published a nice article about the origins of the business cubicle.
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A Self-Perpetuating Machine for US Insecurity: Welcome to the National Security State of 2015
The Pentagon and the US Intelligence Community have been thinking about how to give good war in a globally warming world.
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So-Called “Free Trade” Deals Have Decimated the US Economy
NAFTA and CAFTA have decimated the US economy, so why are lawmakers in Washington getting ready to sign on to yet another “free trade” deal?
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.