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The “Washington Post” Fails in Gaza
This is the way the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been presented - the Israelis are real people whom you can see and know, as individual stories, versus an amorphous …
Clean, Green and Hypocritical
What does it mean when clean, green and safe are nothing more than words to paint a politician as good for the people when, in reality, their actions are …
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An Inquiry Into the 9/11 Commission’s 10th Anniversary Report: How to Read a Government Commission Report
The September 11th Commission's 10th anniversary reprise is a jumble of circular argumentation, faulty reasoning and naive gullibility about the claims of senior officials.
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Is Freeing Minks Terrorism? Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves
Tyler Lang and Kevin Olliff's terrorism indictment for allegedly releasing caged minks and foxes suggest “ag-gag” laws are not about animal rights.
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The Empire Economy Does Not Serve the Economy or People
As the lifecycle of empire wanes, rather than being a benefit to the home country, sustaining empire becomes more expensive than it is worth.
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Education on the Killing Floor
Everything today is measured in instrumental terms, in the authority of technological expertise.
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Paul Ryan Does Christmas in July
Once you get past the feel-good bipartisan hype, the truth is that this year's Paul Ryan excrescence in the form of his poverty plan is only a slight variation …
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William Rivers Pitt | All the Blood in Your Body
Health workers here say they are now battling two enemies: the unprecedented Ebola epidemic and fear.
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Inflation Mythology
The answer is that inflation paranoia isn't a simple misunderstanding that can be corrected by pointing to evidence.
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Is the Future of the Planet in ALEC’s Secret Hands?
Tomorrow, ALEC - the American Legislative Exchange Council - kicks off its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.