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Timeline: The Tortured History of the Senate’s Torture Report
Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify the executive summary of its report about the CIA's detainee program. It's been more than five years since the committee …
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“Off With His Head:” Court Upholds Obama’s Power to Kill
Michael Ratner: There have been no criminal prosecutions for illegal actions committed by the US in the name of national security since September 11.
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The United States Re-Balancing in East Asia
At a moment when the United States government hops up and down frantically every time North Korea launches a missile, a group of concerned individuals in policy gathered together …
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Tunisia: ‘Democracy Startup’?
While those in power have changed, the economic dictator has remained constant. The IMF and World Bank have continued to manage the economy of Tunisia, despite the influence of …
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Boehner
The Right offers even less than empty promises.
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Ramifications of India’s Choice in the National Elections Now Taking Place
India cast its first votes for the 2014 general elections in the northeastern state of Assam Monday morning. The results of the current election could have wide-ranging consequences that …
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The Multiple Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia
TRNN discusses the Saudi royal family, the decentralization of power, and all the various princes in Saudi Arabia that are contending with each other.
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Indian Parliamentary Elections – A Primer With Vijay Prashad
This week, the Indians will begin the month-long process of electing their Lok Sabha, the general parliamentary elections in which 543 seats are being contested. Four hundred million of …
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Documents From Open Records Lawsuit Further Undermine Claims That ALEC Is Legislator-Driven
New documents released provide more evidence that lobbyists and special interest groups are calling the shots within ALEC, undermining that group's latest PR spin that it is a "legislator-driven" …
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Obamacare Is Widening the Gap Between “Red” and “Blue” America
The fact that the citizens of "red" and "blue" states live in what are essentially two countries with very different governments has largely flown under the radar, but it …