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The GOP Is a Cult Worthy of Jim Jones
The Republican Party is a cult worthy of Jim Jones, and all across America, it's killing off its followers, just like Jim Jones did.
Polishing Buddha
David Krieger's poetic take on Buddhist philosophy.
House Approves Military Whistleblower Protection Act Makeover
The House of Representatives approved section 1714 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which overhauls the discredited Military Whistleblower Protection Act.
“Ban Weaponized Drones!”: Anti-Drone Movement Spreads in Europe
Participants in a demonstration against the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany, announced a new European anti-drone initiative and presented a statement from civil rights advocates, peace …
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The Solid Nonpareil: Why No Mark Twain for Our Second Gilded Age?
We have today a second Gilded Age more magnificent than the first, but our contemporary brigade of satirists doesn't play with fire.
DC Workers Win $11.50 Minimum Wage Increase
About 90,000 workers will earn a higher minimum wage in DC, Montgomery and Prince George counties in Maryland.
Patrick Cockburn: US Turns Blind Eye as Saudis Fund Jihadists in Syrian Conflict
Patrick Cockburn: "It is clearly a proxy war. This might have started off as a popular uprising in Syria, but by now it has four or five different conflicts …
Are Nader-Like Reforms Still Possible?
Ralph Nader says the reforms of the 1960s and 70s are no longer possible as Congress is bought and sold by a small number of very rich people and …
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Onward to the Pole: The Saga of the Idiot Brit
In many ways, the race to the Pole was the Apollo Program of the early 20th Century.
The State Policy Network’s Cozy Relationship With Big Tobacco
The State Policy Network, a web of right-wing “think tanks” in every state across the country, has close ties with the tobacco industry.