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Ladydrawers: Let’s Go Shopping
Ladydrawers' second look at the global garment trade begins where the production line should end: at H&M, Zara, Forever 21, and other fast-fashion retail stores.
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Dear Mr. President: Declare Victory in Syria
Now that Russia and Syria have agreed to handle the issues of chemical weapons diplomatically, it is time to declare victory.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Low Income Residents in Washington Losing Homes for as Little as $44, and More
In today's On the News segment: The President will sit down for interviews with six major news networks tonight, and call on Congress to approve the military strike; since …
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Assad and Walmart: Mass Murderers?
Why all the outrage over the murdered Syrians and so little about the more than 1,000 innocent Bangladeshi garment workers killed in April's factory collapse? Is a government killing …
US Intervention In Syria is A Mission Creep with Roots in CIA Led 1953 Iranian Coup D’état
Our interest in access to and exploitation of the regions oil is a generations long mission creep, and it is a mission that we must abort.
Why is Public Ignorance of Iraq Death Toll Not Relevant to Syria “Intervention” Debate?
If the vast majority of the public in the US and the UK doesnu2019t have a clue about the death toll from the Iraq war, then how can they …
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Letter to President Obama From a Loyal Supporter
Although no one is certain who instigated this unconscionable act, this is illegal, immoral and demands a response. However, the answer need not be limited to
The US Has No Credibility Dealing With Chemical Weapons
The US bypassed a chance to support a region-wide chemical weapons disarmament agreement in the Middle East when it was proposed by Syria a decade ago, points out Stephen …
Should Some Missile Strikes Be Criminalized?
Should missile strikes that later cause tens of thousands of civilian casualties and enormous environmental degradation be considered unlawful and against international laws?
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The Repetition Compulsion for War — and How It Might Fail This Time
For advocates of militarism and empire by any other name, the specter of democratic constraint looms as an ominous threat.