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David Sirota | The Deception of Real-World Inception
For all of its "Matrix"-like convolutions and "Alice in Wonderland" allusions, the new film "Inception" adds something significant to the ancient ruminations about reality's authenticity — something profoundly relevant …
Henry Giroux: “Youth in a Suspect Society” (Audio Interview)
Allen Ruff, host of the listener-supported radio program "A Public Affair," WORT, 89.9FM, Madison, Wisconsin, interviews Henry Giroux to discuss his new book, "Youth in a Suspect Society." Press …
Did Iran Attack Japanese Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz?
A sea mine may have been responsible for denting a 160,000-ton Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz this week, investigators in the United Arab Emirates said Thursday, …
Our Complicity
We rather be ruined than changed. We rather die in our dread, than climb the cross of the moment, and let our illusions die. -W.H. Auden, excerpted from “The …
Eugene Robinson | Immigration as Partisanship
Washington - Christmas came early for demagogues. The court decision putting a hold on the worst provisions of Arizona's new anti-Latino immigration law is a gift-wrapped present to those …
William J. Astore | Our Military’s Disturbing Transition to Warriors
A subtle change has been happening right before the eyes of Americans. Our troops are being told they're no longer primarily citizen-soldiers or citizen-airmen; they're being told they're warriors. …
Who Pays for Agricultural Dumping? Farmers in Developing Countries
Brazil and the United States may have settled, for now, their long-running WTO dispute over U.S. cotton subsidies, but the issues it raised remain. After all, Brazilian producers were …
What a Legal Pot Economy Would Look Like (Video)
How everyone stands to benefit from ending the war on weed.
House Votes to Eliminate Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Washington - The House of Representatives passed a historic bill Wednesday that narrows sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine convictions, which civil rights and civil liberties experts say …
Breakthrough? Abbas Gets Arab Backing to Enter Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Jerusalem - Setting the stage for the Palestinians to negotiate directly with Israel, the Arab League agreed in principle today to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holding face-to-face peace talks …