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Winners and Losers in America’s Wars
The twenty-first century hasn’t exactly been America’s greatest moment. Still, there remain winners, along with all the losers you might care to mention. If, in fact, you were to …
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Occupy Protesters Build Igloos in Switzerland to Protest Economic Summit
The eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park in November left protesters without the physical birthplace of the movement around which to rally, and put something of a …
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Endless War
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Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests
Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to wind up in the more onerous and costly form of consumer bankruptcy as they try to dig out from their …
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Mandate Transparency on the Anniversary
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. (Photo: Josh Haner / The New York Times) If you're not a campaign finance wonk, …
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Afghanistan’s Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces
Kabul - American and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated …
Resolving the Food Crisis: Global Leaders Fail to Make Crucial Reforms
The spikes in global food prices in 2007-8 served as a wake-up call to the global community on the inadequacies of our global food system. Commodity prices doubled, …
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Arizona’s “Banned” Mexican American Books
In the aftermath of the suspension of the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican American studies department, TUSD has confiscated and continues to confiscate MAS teaching materials. Besides artwork and …
Occupy the Dream Kicks off in DC: “Occupy 2.0”
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State Department Delays Oil Pipeline, Officials Say
Washington - The State Department was expected to announce later Wednesday that it cannot recommend going forward with the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline within the 60-day deadline set …