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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.
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Obama Should Seek Legal Prosecution, Not Illegal War
Instead of military action, the international legal system has ways of dealing with the chemical weapons crisis in Syria.
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One Thing College Alumni Can Do About Climate Change Right Now
“The intellectual communities of colleges should be expected to grasp the implications of climate change, but how any of us respond is ultimately a moral challenge,” writes Daloz.
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The Other 9/11: Part One
Before 2001, there was another 9/11. In 1973, a military coup backed by the United States, overthrew the Chilean government and ushered in seventeen years of brutal dictatorship.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Voter Rolls in Virginia are Purged as the Governor Race Approaches
Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. According to top administration official, President Obama will not strike Syria without Congressional approval. During an interview …
Obama Increasingly Isolated on Syria Military Action
Some analysts suggest that Obamau2019s failure to line up support from more G20 leaders suggests that the U.S.-created global order is no longer sustainable.
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US Pulls Staff from Outposts in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq
Citing increased threats to American citizens as the United States debates military action in Syria, the Obama administration on Friday ordered nonessential personnel out of its embassy in neighboring …