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Senator Harry Reid and Guns: Time to Take a Stand
The Democratic Senator leader from Nevada, who is key to getting gun control legislation passed in this country, has been as pro-gun as most Republicans.
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Obama Nominates John Kerry as Secretary of State
Obama was expected to have unveiled his full national security team Friday, but the administration has run into snags.
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We Can Stop the Slaughter of Children
All Americans, not just the president, weep at the image of 20 little children gunned down as they hid in their classrooms in Newtown, Conn. What can be …
From “Operation Wetback” to Newtown: Tracing the Hick Fascism of the NRA
People are thoroughly neutralized by the false sense of political empowerment that guns give them.
Are the US and Israel Heading for a Showdown?
The outcome of a showdown between the two countries will depend on a complicated interplay between private diplomacy and public theater.
“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.