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CNN Silences War-Skeptical Soldier
When CNN interviews a U.S. Army corporal preparing for his third deployment to Afghanistan, should TV viewers be permitted to hear him out on a front-burner issue like Iran’s …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Worsening NATO-Afghan Security Forces Relations Threaten Withdrawal Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Churches continue to be some of the largest big bank defectors in the Move Your Money movement, the UK is preparing for war …
What Are We Really Eating? Reporter Goes Undercover to Reveal the Real Story of Our Broken Food System
Tracie McMillan's The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table takes us on a vivid and poignant tour of a place we …
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Why Inequality Matters: Three Ways the Mortgage Crisis Has Undermined Our Legal System
For several years, I have been writing that extreme economic inequality is among the most destructive forces in a society. As inequality grows, it undermines the effective functioning of …
Army Spc. Daniel Birmingham, War Resister, Wins Honorable Discharge
U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Birmingham, a March Forward! member stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. who did an infantry deployment in Iraq, won a major victory for service members’ rights …
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The Census Perpetuates “Leave It to Beaver” Gender Roles
Anyone who knows me will be shocked to hear that I may agree with Rick Santorum on something. But while he was in the midst of ranting against radical …
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In Iraq, Occupation by Another Name
Two recent reports appearing on the same day last week in The New York Times and The Washington Post illustrate U.S. intentions in Iraq. What they reveal is that …
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Santorum: “I Don’t Believe in an America Where the Separation Between Church and State Is Absolute” (2)
Rick Santorum took issue with President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech on the separation of church and state on Sunday, telling This Week’s George Stephanopoulos that he does not …
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Stepping Away: An Experiment in Research Methods
The world outside my writing room window is diamond bright. Gleaming black ravens hop and posture around the corn chips and unshelled peanuts I’ve scattered for their breakfast. Conan, …
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WikiLeaks Publishes Intelligence Firm Emails
WikiLeaks said Monday that it had begun to expose e-mail correspondence from the global geopolitical analysis firm known as Stratfor, detailing the work of the company for clients. …