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Running for Their Lives: The Child Migrant Crisis
US policies stoked the gang violence Central American kids are fleeing.
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“Mad Men” and the Triumph of the Insubstantial
The TV show “Mad Men” captures a moment when we began, slowly, to shift from substance to image, anticipating a laptop capitalism of the 21st century.
Secretary Kerry’s Gaffe May Reveal Hope for Compromise for Israel and Gaza
John Kerry inadvertently revealed the administration's possible doubts about Israel. The Israeli narrative may lose traction as the public sees the reality on the ground in Gaza.
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The Nightmare of Gaza Continues
Like average Syrians and Iraqis, Palestinians want to live normal lives.
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Whose War Palestine?
Each year the US provides Israel over $3 billion of critical economic and military assistance, and could easily stop the slaughter if it wished.
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Were Homes Really Built Better in the Past?
Cheaply constructed buildings of the past were much more likely to have collapsed or for that matter have been torn down than the quality structures, so what we see …
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In Gaza-Israel Coverage, The New York Times Purveys Pro-War Propaganda on Page One
Facts provided by an Israeli think tank contradict a July 23 front-page story in The New York Times about the origins of Israel's assault on Gaza.
Henry A. Giroux | Killing Machines and the Madness of Militarism: From Gaza to Afghanistan
Neoliberal governments invoke phrases like “collateral damage” or “military necessity” to absolve them of the horrors they inflict. We need to develop a new political language.
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A Letter From Doctor Mads Gilbert in Gaza
There is no doubt that Mads Gilbert, professor of medicine at the University of North Norway, will again be attacked for speaking out against Israel.
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The Rise of the American Taliban
Americans are rightly horrified by the religious extremism of groups like ISIS in the Middle East, but the fact is, religious extremism is also a very real …