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Op-Ed
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Climate Change: Point of No Return
Maintaining the status quo means the end of life on the planet.
Letter to the Editor on “The Hamas Drone”
Since that invasion, Israel's drone export business has flourished.
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Confronting Corruption and Cholesterol in Congress
We have elected leaders who don't dare cross the mob that could oust them from power, whether it's the National Rifle Association or the National Restaurant Association.
Canada’s Public Broadcaster, CBC, Is “Beyond Propaganda” on Ukraine War
The more people that Kyiv's army and air force kill or maim in eastern Ukraine, the more inhabitants there as well as Russian citizens will demand Russian peacekeeping troops …
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Is Walmart Treating Workers Like Pop-Tarts?
The big-box giant is upending people's lives by subjecting its workers to unpredictable scheduling.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Dumpster Fire of Obama’s Moral Authority
Whatever lingering moral authority remaining in the administration of President Barack Obama fell to dust last Friday in a news dump that no one, apparently, was expected to pay …
Palestine: The Pulse of Third World Revolt
As bombs drop on Gaza yet again, people across the world are turning to the streets in the tens of thousands to express solidarity with the Palestinians.
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Poor Polls and Obama’s Missed Opportunity
What if President Obama had rejected conventional political advice and pushed for a new New Deal? What if an effective nonaligned left had pushed for such a program, economist …
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Time to Stop Criminalizing Immigrants
Last week US authorities began to place ankle bracelets on a few newly arrived immigrants. This represents a continuation of the criminalization and punishment of immigrants. The root causes …
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Is Google the New Sheriff in Town?
When Google acts essentially as an arm of law enforcement, it raises some big questions about privacy and security in a world where pretty much everyone communicates on some …