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“We Can’t Tolerate This Anymore”: Obama Vows Action After Worst Grade School Massacre in US History
In the deadliest rampage at an elementary school in U.S. history, 20 first-grade students and six staff members were killed Friday in Newtown, Connecticut. All of the children killed …
Sandy Hook and President Obama’s Shared Legacy
Let's hope this president takes the challenge and follows through.
Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Republican Titanic
Is the GOP going the way of the Whigs and the Dodo?
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Road Map Drawn Up by Syrian Traitors to Serve Imperialists, Gulf Monarchies
In reality, the ‘revolt’ in Syria, totally managed by foreign countries and their intelligence services, was a proxy war which only needed Syrians to serve as local color.
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Gaza: The Need for the Other Narrative
Frustrated Gazan youth appeal to the world to hear their sorrow and rage, best described years ago by the late Edward Said.
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Government Ethical Standards Are Toothless, Unenforced
The US federal government is awash is ethical mechanisms but its enforcement record is poor - to the detriment of public trust and ultimately, democracy.
The Corporate “Heist” of the United States Government Began With a Memo in 1971
Unless we amend the Constitution to say that corporations are not people and that money is not speech, America will soon become a full-blown oligarchy.
Bahrain Strips Citizenship as Crack Down Continues
Reem Khalifa: Reforms promised after UN report are ignored by government.
After Deadly Clashes in Cairo, Egypt Faces One of Its Largest Political Crises Since Revolution Began
The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo after six people died in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi.
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One Party Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A heartfelt plea to the few intelligent and thoughtful Republicans left: itu2019s up to you to inject sanity back into your Party.