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Obamacare and Family Values: Parents Get to Stay Home With Children
Even most Republicans probably would have said that parents spending time with their kids is a good thing.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Pleasant Fiction of “No Boots on the Ground“
The fact that ISIS controls Mosul is not compatible with the idea that air strikes alone can accomplish the president's plan. Ground troops will be required.
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No to the Criminals of History and Yes to the Children to Come
"I will be at the People's Climate March, and I wouldn't be anywhere else that day. No single march, of course, will alter the tide of history, but you …
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How the Defense Industry Bankrolls Pro-War Pundits
The US military media industrial complex is corrupting our airwaves.
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A Wild That Leaves Us Speechless
As the Wilderness Act turns 50, those of us continuing to advocate for more designations find ourselves in a tough spot.
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Why I’m Marching for Climate Action
The vast mines stripping Alberta's tar sands are wrecking old-growth forests.
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Paul Krugman | “You Call Yourself an Economist?“
Some believe that “real economics” is about singing the praises of the free market. It's inconceivable to them that you could have a more nuanced view without being a …
Imagine: On Bravado and Humility, 11 September 2014
Today, 11 September 2014, imagine a world we could have before us if we had then responded with humility instead of bravado.
ISIL, the US, and Curing Our Addiction to Violence
President Obama's Wednesday night address on the Islamic State reintroduced a war weary nation to more violent intervention in Iraq, another war weary nation.
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Will (East) Jerusalem Ever Be the Palestinian Capital? Raff Piccolo
However justified Abbas may be, and however much standing Palestinian territorial claims may have amongst the international community, one cannot shy away from observing the facts on the ground.