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A Call for a New New Lincoln Brigade
It is the sign of a sick country when the people worship authority.
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What Will It Take to Create Climate Justice?
The climate crisis is a crisis of democracy requiring a coordinated global grassroots mobilization to stop harmful policies and practices and build alternative systems that are effective and equitable.
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Where Are We With Drone Resistance?
Barack Obama is expanding the air war in Iraq and a pro-war propaganda campaign has infected television and radio news in the US.
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Can We Talk? So Far With Ukraine, the Answer Is No
Ukraine is under a “leaky” cease-fire as of last week, but the underlying problems will go unresolved until the US, EU and Russia stop talking past each other.
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The Pound Poses a Problem for an Independent Scotland
Declaring Scotland independent would mean a big disruption of existing economic and financial arrangements.
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Like a Dull Knife: The People’s Climate “Farce“
As we approach global climate tipping points, we need to do more and better than the massive photo op The People's Climate March is likely to be.
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The University of Illinois Fails on Academic Freedom and Free Speech: Why the Salaita Case Matters
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees' decision on September 11 not to reinstate Steven Salaita to the faculty at its Urbana-Champaign campus is a scandal.
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Scotland Is Seeking Independence From the Political Establishment
Thursday's referendum on Scottish independence is less about nationalism than about the desire of those disenfranchised by neoliberalism to enjoy self-determination.
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Power Drain: Mysteries of the 21st Century in a Helter-Skelter World
Of the two greatest concentrations of power in history, one is now embedded in the globe's nuclear arsenals, and the other is to be found in a vast array …
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Has Kansas Found the Cure for the Reaganomics Disease?
People in Kansas, including Republicans, are realizing that Reaganomics isn't the answer to the United States' economic problems.