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Our Triple Jobs Problem
If you hear somebody talking about the US ‘jobs problem,’ ask them which one they mean, says Alejandro Reuss, who points to three key issues.
Congress Denied Syrian Facts, Too
The Obama administration released even less information about Syria's alleged chemical weapons attack than the Bush administration did about Iraq's alleged WMD.
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Obama: The Guy Who Called Wolf
He's proved over and over again that he's a wolf. If at this point you don't agree, you are negligently naïve. Take a look at some of the facts: …
Congress and the Imperial Presidency Debate Syria
President Obama has sidestepped the political hole he had dug for himself (what we might call the “red line” hole) over his proposed attack on Syria. Having insisted there …
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Women in Engineering and the Quest for Peace
The finding of a long-term study that questioned the reason there are so few women in Science, Technology and Engineering professions was recently released (1). Electrical Engineering is my …
Mainstream Media Fails on Coverage of Chelsea Manning’s Transition
The media's failures to cover Manning's transition reflects a long history of unfair portrayals of transgender people.
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Institutionalization as “Alternative Lifestyle”: Susan Nussbaum’s “Good Kings Bad Kings“
Susan Nussbaum's first novel, ‘Good Kings Bad Kings,’ portrays abuse endemic to contemporary nursing homes for children and youth with disabilities.
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Shake a Stick in Post-Financial Collapse America, and One Hits Poverty
National ‘austerity’ pressure to further cut the social safety net only increases the plight of US citizens struggling to survive, as Sasha Abramsky discusses in this excerpt from his …
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The Political Calculations Behind Growing Inequality
A gusher of campaign cash is driving our politicians to comfort the already comfortable.
Obama Wants Regime Change in Syria, It’s Not Just About the WMD
More than chemical weapons, US intervention in Syria is about a political regime change that will favor the West economically and politically.