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Coal Miners Are Mad…and Scared and They Have a Right To Be
I saw poverty on that trip in those hidden Appalachian valleys that I'd not seen since the Kennedy-Johnson era and the War on Poverty days.
Ukraine: The Collapse of the Liberal “Left”
War - is peace! Freedom - is slavery! Democracy - is the limitation of all rights! Freedom of speech - is silence!
Do You Trust the Government? 87% of Americans Don’t
Americans are seriously lacking faith in the system u2013 in fact, trust in the U.S. government is at an all-time low.
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Democrat Youth Wing Fires Members Who Criticized Israel’s Child Killings
This strain of fascism seems to be migrating from Israel, where students and employees have been punished and fired for expressing sympathy for Gaza on social media.
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Obama’s Cuba Policy: Washington’s Potemkin Village
The White House has been relentless in its attempts to destabilize Cuba.
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Foreign Policy in Blunderland
It was my last day at the Department of State when - already perhaps a few sheets to the wind from some private celebrating - I saw the White …
Why Talk Shows Are a Threat to US Democracy
Nobody expects political TV show hosts like Mr. Hannity to come up with elaborate peace plans on their programs. But their viewers ought to get their share of informative …
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“Humanitarian Emergency” Does Not Suspend the Constitution on War Powers
Obama failed to clearly explain why his decision to order airstrikes in Iraq without Congressional authorization is Constitutional and legal.
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Richard Nixon: Honk If You Think He Was Guilty
Michael Winship reflects on the anniversary of the Watergate scandal.
Bishop McNeill of the Center for Freethought Equality: “I See the Day When We Will Elect an Openly Atheist President”
Bishop McNeill is the Political Coordinator for the Center for Free-thought and Equality where his work focuses on achieving equality by protecting the separation of church and state and …