Truthout
Op-Ed
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The Specter of Iraq
Iraq was a moral cesspit. Not only were we taken to war on false pretenses, it was clear that this was done in part for domestic political gain.
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An American Horror Story
The details of one of the more gruesome recent everyday mass gun murders invite us to consider gun control and gun possession from a new perspective.
Six Reasons Why UC Berkeley Should Investigate John Yoo Instead of Honoring Him – Or, Silence is Complicity
A basic skill of an effective lawyer is the ability to form a legal opinion regarding specific factual circumstances.
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Generational Warriors? Secure Your Wallet
Without Social Security, my mother would be dependent on me. I'd have to find a second job.
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Kerry’s Unenviable Record for Veracity
Kerry's performance on August 30 was a clarion call for attacking Syria, and might have prevailed, were it not for the courage of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin …
Screeching to the Choir: Anti-Abortion Terrorism and Christian Fundamentalism
Like a social thermostat, the virulence of the antiabortion movement has intensified with every victory in women's rights, its rage stoked with each instance of female empowerment and self-determination.
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Israel’s Grinding Ground War in Gaza
For there to be a viable Palestine, Israel and the international community must recognize Hamas as a valid political interlocutor.
Stop Calling Soldiers “Heroes”: It Stops Us From Seeing Them as Human
“Hero” sounds like praise, but it's not: It glosses over the human cost of war, and keeps us from helping our vets.
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Legalized Bribery Has Allowed Sheldon Adelson to Buy and Sell Politicians
We need to bring an end to the legalized bribery that has allowed billionaires like Sheldon Adelson to buy and sell politicians.
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The Lysenko Affair
The three-decade reign of Lysenkoism not only pushed the Soviet biological sciences into the backwaters of scientific research and progress, it contributed to the enormous agricultural failures and mass …