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The Real Social Security Retirement Age is Already 70
The full Social Security benefit is pegged to a u201cretirement ageu201d thatu2019s many years after most people retire.
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On the Border and in Cities, Skin Color Still Matters
The illegal arrest of a US citizen in texas has sparked a racially charged situation where immigrant relations are already tense.
Who Buys the Spies? The Hidden Corporate Cash Behind America’s Out-of-Control National Surveillance State
“The 2012 election proved to be a post-modern thriller, in which the main characters everyone thought they knew abruptly turned into their opposites” as America still struggles with the …
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World’s Anger at Obama Policies Goes Beyond Europe and the NSA
Some of the United Statesu2019 closest allies are so upset about the NSA surveillance programs that the Obama administration has gone into damage-control mode to ensure the rifts donu2019t …
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Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | The Lies That Will Kill America
As mainstream media continues to defend big banks like JP Morgan Chase, they hurt the people left most vulnerable after the economic crisis, the American people.
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Author Max Blumenthal Offers Unfiltered View Into Israel’s Commitment to Ethnic Supremacy
Journalist Max Blumenthal offers a rare and unfiltered lens into the hideous implications of Israel's commitment to Jewish supremacy.
Afghanistan’s Future Depends on Majority Will, Pakistan and World Cooperation
After four decades of war, a global consensus over Afghanistan and reforms in the Pakistani statehood, with the United Nation's help, is needed following US withdrawal.
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America’s Most Beloved War Criminals
How is it that those who serve as secretary of state are given a free pass for their roles in the foreign policy disasters in which they served?
To Wrench or Not to Wrench: A Brief History of Direct Action in the Environmental Movement and its Potential Consequences, Ethical Implications, and Effectiveness
Within the environmental movement, the question remains whether to use legal means of activism or extralegal guerrilla tactics.
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How to Steer Our Rolls-Royce World onto a Smoother Road
“No child anywhere needs to grow up — and suffer — in extreme poverty,” writes Pizigati.