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How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine
With events quickly spinning out of control in Ukraine, some policymakers need to tell President Obama that there can be even bigger trouble ahead, if Russia's national security interests …
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Robert D. Kaplan’s Geopolitical Bunkum: Inside the Fanciful World of Stratfor
Robert D. Kaplan of Stratfor and The Atlantic is an imperial messenger. He is a propagandist for empire, and a useful tool for the military-industrial complex.
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Up, Down, Right and Left, Kiev and Berlin
Trying to keep your footing on both an up and a down escalator at the same time is simply hard to imagine. Yet it gives an idea of Germanyu2019s …
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The Mitch McConnell VA Scandal
The Republican Chaos Strategy is working like a charm, and now the GOP is trying to make everyone forget who the real villains are when it comes to denying …
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Ruling Class Racketeers
Sylvia Mathews Burwell is a dream come true from neoliberal heaven (or more aptly, hell) for the elites controlling both sides of the Money Party.
“Collect It All”: Glenn Greenwald on NSA Bugging Tech Hardware, Economic Espionage and Spying on UN
Nearly a year after he first met Edward Snowden, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald continues to unveil new secrets about the National Security Agency and the surveillance state.
The Roots of Nigeria’s Chaos
Nigerian architect, environmentalist, author and poet Nnimmo Bassey discusses ongoing chaos in Nigeria.
For US Mothers, Conservative Policies Can Be Deadly
For much of the last decade, maternal mortality rates have declined globally. But in the United States, they have consistently increased and are now at one of the highest …
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Popular Rebellion Deepens in Eastern and Southern Ukraine as NATO and the Kiev Government Step Up Attacks
As the US and its allies attempt economic and military domination Ukraine and to weaken and marginalize rival Russia, a popular revolution is deepening in eastern Ukraine.
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Entitlements and the Surfer Dude
This article explores the question of whether Jason Greenslate or any surfer deserves SNAP (food stamps) and other assistance from our government. The author gives a compelling argument …