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Nuclear Strategy of Mutual Assured Destruction Ignores Human Fallibility, Accident Risk
A prominent proponent of MAD puts his faith in nuclear deterrence, justifying his position in historical terms.
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The Ubermensch Rises: Justice, Truth and Necessary Evil in “The Dark Knight Rises“
We can't rely on a hero to save us, nor count on an unjust system to miraculously transform itself. We must tear off the mask and take matters into …
Michelle Alexander on the Irrational Race Bias of the Criminal Justice and Prison Systems
Michelle Alexander: Yes, I do believe that something akin to a racial caste system is alive and well in America.
Good Riddance to the Air Force’s Religious Intolerance Enabler in Chief
On soon-to-retire Gen. Norty Schwartz's watch, we saw the coverup of an unlawful epidemic in which thousands of USAF men and women have been subject to religious persecution.
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Top DHS Officials Went Ballistic Over Rolling Stone Contributor Michael Hastings’ OWS Report, Internal Emails Show
Internal emails reveal DHS planned to challenge purported inaccuracies in a news story on surveillance of Occupy, but the inaccuracies appear to be confined to the agency's own documents.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Democratic Party Supports Marriage Equality, and More
President Obama will likely become the first ever incumbent President to be outraised by his opponent in his re-election bid, On Monday, the Democratic Party platform drafting committee officially …
Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood
Chick-Fil-Au2019s financial support to anti-gay causes has gone on for years with little commotion outside the LGBT activist community.
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Election Countdown 2012: Corruption in the Political System, and More
In the immortal words of Michael Dukakis, u201cA fish rots from the head first.u201d Iu2019m terrified that the morals and ethics exhibited by the u201csavvy businessmenu201d who commit any …