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US Focuses on Hands Off Toppling of Syrian Government
The Obama administration has for now abandoned efforts for a diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Syria, and instead it is increasing aid to the rebels and redoubling efforts …
The Olympic Games: Who Wins?
The Olympic Games have grown into a multibillion dollar industry. But with that growth comes concerns about the negative effects of the event on the people and places where …
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Anger and Political Culture: A Time for Outrage!
Stu00e9phane Hessel (b. 1917), the French diplomat, ambassador, writer, resistance fighter and human rights advocate, wrote a 32-page essay published as a polemic that recalled the values he had …
Witness to Innocence: Wrongful Execution and Exoneration
Steidl spent twelve years on Illinois' death row, awaiting execution by lethal injection and five more years as an LWOP (Life Without Parole) prisoner before he was finally exonerated …
Economic Update: “False Choices and Bad Decisions”
Updates on Chinese economy's response to global crisis, $6.6 billion legal deal among banks, credit card companies and retailers, and food stamp cuts threatened.
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Election Countdown 2012: The Biggest Spending Is Yet to Come in a Presidential Race That Could Hit $3 Billion, and More
In today's Election Countdown 2012 news: The biggest spending is yet to come in a presidential race that could hit an eye-popping $3 billion; a year after Arizona began …
Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.
Nationalism vs. Capitalism: Guess Which One Wins?
There are two very powerful, and fully internalized ideologies in todayu2019s America: one is nationalism and the other is capitalism.
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How the Student Loans Debate Got Religion
Thereu2019s a biblical precedent for forgiveness - of debt. Why churches are standing by students on one of the Bibleu2019s most surprising social principles.
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Moyers and Winship | The NRA Has America Living Under the Gun
Toys are regulated with greater care and safety concerns than guns.