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Did the US Navy Break Federal Laws to Push War Games Over National Forests?
The Navy may be breaking federal laws in order to push forward plans to conduct electromagnetic war games in Washington State.
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Dean Baker | Paul Ryan Wants to Shut Down the Government, Permanently
Ryan essentially wants to shut down the federal government in the sense of taking away all of the money for the non-military portion of the budget.
The United States’ Elite Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015
Iraq, Afghanistan and other Special Ops “successes.”
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Was the UN About to Recommend Drug Decriminalization?
A leaked briefing paper is generating controversy. Was it was advancing an official policy position on the part of the UN.
The Great Pumpkin Shortage Is Coming
Spooky weather patterns are disrupting specialty crops.
The DOJ’s Plan to Empty (and Refill?) US Prisons
The Department of Justice recently announced a decision to release 6,000 people from federal prison.
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The West’s Great Game: “He Named Me Malala”
Why does this film go out of its way to deny that Malala writes critically of Carter through Bush administrations' foreign policies?
Voices of Rise Up October: Victims’ Families Decry Police Violence
On Saturday, thousands rallied in New York City against police brutality.
The Roots and Future of the Deadly Conflict in Syria
A new round of international talks to end the war in Syria could begin as early as this week.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Why the Media Refuse to Talk About the TPP, and More
The TPP was hugely overlooked in both the Democratic and GOP debates.