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All Hail the PUBLIC Library
“The word ‘public’ has been removed from the name of the Fort Worth Library. Why? Simply put, to keep up with the times.” —From the Media release on the …
Bin Laden Provoked a US “War on Terror” That Strengthened His Movement
The killing of Osama bin Laden is being celebrated by the US media and government officials who spin it as one of the most important events since September 11, …
Are Republicans in Tennessee on the Verge of Legalizing Bribery
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A True National Security Moment
On Sunday evening, regular programming and routine weekend affairs were interrupted so that the Commander in Chief could announce the successful murder of Osama Bin Laden, the alleged evil …
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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Inner Circle Falls Apart
Before we get to the bombshell news, the takeaway from this story first: not everyone in the Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is corrupt. And in the end …
Sex, Hope & Rock’n’roll: Ellen Willis and Pop Critique
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“Unequal Protection”: The People’s Masters
(cdrummbks / flickr) Fast on the heels of the passage and then Supreme Court interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment, a new type of feudalism emerged in America …
WikiLeaks: Juveniles at Gitmo Didn’t Come From “a Little-League Team“
When reports began surfacing in 2003 that Guantanamo Bay was housing children detained as enemy combatants, then-Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers dismissed these concerns by noting …
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Where Have All the Graveyards Gone? The War That Didn’t End War
Cemetery near Ypres, France. (Photo: goforchris / flickr) What if, from the beginning, everyone killed in the Iraq and Afghan wars had been buried in a single …
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“Sort of like Murder, Inc.”: Behind the Forces Who Took Down bin Laden
Osama bin Laden from a 2001 image. (US Attorney's Office/The New York Times) The team of US Special Operations Forces who killed Osama bin Laden in …