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Choices for Defecting Syrian Soldiers
Mass uprisings against oppressive governments put the regime’s soldiers in a precarious situation. When ordered to repress the rebelling populace, they can obey those orders to apply military action …
The Lost Opportunity of Iran-Contra
If you want to solve the perplexing mystery of modern-day America – and understand what went so terribly wrong – an important place to look for clues would be …
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Why OWS Is Allowed to Have iPads and Laptops
The advent of the Internet has helped define the Millennial generation. The most tech-savvy generation to date has already made a splash in history: we have mastered all things …
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Arundhati Roy: “The People Who Created the Crisis Will Not Be the Ones That Come Up With a Solution“
Arundhati Roy, speaking at a Harvard conference in April, 2010. (Photo: jeanbaptisteparis) Sitting in a car parked at a gas station on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, …
Senators Have Ideas for Cutting the Military Budget
You might not know it from national press reports, but there are plenty of members of Congress of both political parties who think that cutting the military budget is …
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New Hampshire GOP Speaker Discourages Students from Voting Because They’ll Vote “Liberal“
As ThinkProgress has been reporting, the slew of unnecessary voter ID laws passed by Republicans in many states this year are a transparent attempt to disenfranchise core Democratic voters, …
The 99 Percent Takes Office: Lessons From a Rhode Island Special Election
Carmen Castillo. (Photo: carmencastilloward9.com) If labor and other progressive groups are going to rebuild an economy that works for the 99 percent in America, they need to …
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Poll: Americans Support Fairer Wealth Distribution
Washington - On the streets of the nation’s capital, a random downtown workers were asked, “Would America be better if the distribution of wealth was more equal?” Overwhelmingly they …
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Representative Schakowsky Receives Letter of Intimidation From Former Blackwater CEO
Rep. Jan Schakowsky's (D-Illinois) attempt to end the multimillion dollar business of outsourcing in Iraq and Afghanistan doesn't sit well with the former CEO of the notorious Blackwater company, …
How the Drone Warfare Industry Took Over Our Congress
At the Unmanned Systems Fair on September 21, the latest drone technology was on display. The drone fair, which took place in the lobby of the Rayburn House Office …