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Does the History of the Algerian Coup Offer Clues to What Egypt May Expect?
In Algeria the military dictatorship used the threat of Islamist power as an excuse to crush democracy. Will this history be repeated in Egypt?
Mass Protests Grow as Military Drags Egypt Back to Dictatorship
Since the coup by Egypt's military, political repression in Egypt has intensified.
Marijuana and a New York State of Mind
Why aren't more progressive-oriented states legalizing marijuana? A look at how New York state's police departments - and legislative candidates - are funded may provide a clue.
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Lobbying for Iran War, AIPAC’s Napkin Is Half-Empty
Robert Naiman: Blowing up President Obama's diplomacy with Iran would be the foreign policy equivalent of repealing ObamaCare.
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Inequality Remains a Critical Issue in the US
Paul Krugman: The reasons to focus on inequality are overwhelmingly convincing, even if you are skeptical about particular arguments.
Syrian Revolutionaries Resist Violent Fundamentalists
The media is fixated on WMDs and overlooking the revolution, while liberators are battling the government as well as an al-Qaeda-linked fundamentalist group while planning for Syria's future, a …
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Shipping Delays Prove That Sometimes a Glitch Is Just a Glitch
Right wing pundits were quick to pundits were quick to condemn HealthCare.gov's technical problems, but none of these people made similar claims about UPS or Amazon shortcomings.
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It’s Time for Shooter’s Insurance
Anyone who owns a gun should be required to have liability insurance, so if they injure or kill somebody, the victim or the victim's family will receive monetary damages.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Two MIT Students Show How Collecting Metadata Is a Major Privacy Violation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Two MIT students have created a program to help you understand the digital trail that you leave behind every day; in a survey, …