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Selling a Lemon
President Obama sounds for all the world like a used car salesman trying to peddle a lemon, and that will not happen on our watch.
US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa
Since its inception, US Africa Command has consistently downplayed its role on the continent.
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A Book That Needed To Be Written
What we need, I have often thought, is a companion book for students in Economics 101, one that points out the problems with the standard material that is covered …
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The Time for Obama To Pardon Snowden Is Now
One step towards winning back the public's trust would be to grant Edward Snowden a full pardon.
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There Is a Deeper Wave Than This
A wave of action is coming on April 4, the date they killed MLK, the date Cindy Sheehan lost her son, the date cherry blossoms and resisters to fascism …
Supreme Court Keeps Guns Away From Domestic Violence Abusers
Women in the United States are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than women in other high-income countries.
How Right-Wing Media Common Core Distortion Plays Out in State Politics
Conservative media's incessant campaign to demonize the Common Core State Standards, often confined to the right-wing bubble, is now playing out in local politics.
Egypt’s Courts Further Repression With Journalists on Trial and Mass Death Sentence for Morsi Supporters
Egypt is facing international criticism after the largest mass sentencing in its modern history.
Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife and Local Economy
Though the clean up is progressing, it will take weeks to determine the extent of the ecological impact of the major Galveston oil spill.
Teachers on Strike From the UK to Argentina
Education Professor Lois Weiner breaks down what connects tens of thousands of striking teachers in the UK, and why recently American teachers have been absent from forming their own …