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US Needs Stars’ Attention Too
Before becoming a star, Kelly Clarkson spent time in a homeless shelter in Hollywood. Halle Barry did the same in New York — it can happen to anyone, especially …
The Guns of August: Lowering the Flag on the American Century
In 1962, the historian Barbara Tuchman published a book about the start of World War I and called it The Guns of August. It went on to win a …
Partisan Spending on Judicial Elections Soars
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that a West Virginia State Supreme Court judge should have recused himself from a case involving Massey Energy because of an “extreme” conflict …
Robert Reich | The Truth About China as Number Two
It’s official. China is now #2. Its economy (measured in nominal GDP for the second quarter) is now bigger than Japan’s (according to numbers released today from the Japanese …
A “Mosque” Should Be Built at Ground Zero
After almost a decade since 9/11, it is surprising how little we have learned. Still plagued by xenophobia and Islamophobia in the US, it is hard for many Americans …
Carly Fiorina Widens Lead Over Barbara Boxer: All About Jobs?
The California Senate race could hinge on perceptions of how Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer will approach the economy and job creation. Los Angeles - Sen. Barbara Boxer is …
“Living in the End Times“
The landscape of the world in Slavoj Žižek's “Living in the End of Times” is dotted with incomprehensible horrors. Global ice sheets melt and various countries rush to plant …
Keith Olbermann | There Is No “Ground Zero Mosque” (Video/Transcript)
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Taking High-Speed Trains Into the Future
On March 11, 2004, at the height of the morning rush hour in Madrid’s stately Atocha train station, 10 improvised explosive devices, like those used in Iraq and Afghanistan, …
William J. Astore | A “No Fault” Divorce From the Costs of Our Wars
Lately I've been thinking about my visits to the battlefields of Antietam and Gettysburg. Antietam was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War; Gettysburg, fought over three days …