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A Trip to Kuwait (on the Prairie): Life Inside the Boom
This summer, driven partially by North Dakota's boom, the United States surpassed Saudi Arabia in total oil and gas production.
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Investing in Junk Armies: Why US Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail
The foreign armies that the US invests so much money, time, and effort in training and equipping don't act as if the US' enemies are their enemies.
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The Case Against Raising Rates Too Early
“I find it very hard to understand why anyone thinks rates should rise even in 2015.”
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Is This “American Exceptionalism”?
The US will only be “exceptional” when all Americans have an equal shot at success.
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When Poverty Was the Enemy, Not the Poor
The poverty rate in the US would be 15 percent higher if not for the War on Poverty and government anti-poverty programs since 1967.
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Americans Should Embrace Their Radical History
American history education is once again a political and cultural battleground.
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Organic and Local: Still the Gold Standard
Supporting local farmers. Keeping money in the community. Eating fresher, in-season food. These are all good reasons to buy local.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Another State Has Decriminalized Marijuana, and More
In today's On the News segment: Maryland's new law allows people to carry up to 10 grams of cannabis without fear of going to jail; Twitter wants to tell …
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Detroit Faces “Humanitarian Crisis” as City Shuts Off Water Access for Thousands of Residents
A judge overseeing Detroit's bankruptcy recently ruled the city can continue shutting off water to residents who have fallen behind on payments.
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US Faces “Massive Military Failure” as ISIS Advances on Syrian Border Town of Kobani
If Kobani were to fall to the Islamic State, the group would be in control of more than half of Syria's border with Turkey.