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War
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Once Upon a Foggy Bottom
My seven years as a junior Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State left me with a profound admiration for the ability of the Department to ignore reality …
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Lawrence Wilkerson and David Swanson Debate Colin Powell’s Lies at the United Nations
When I wrote about MSNBC's documentary on Iraq war lies this week, I linked to an earlier blog post of mine that drew heavily on a House Judiciary Committee …
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War and Institutionalizing Abuse
In the halls of Congress and confines of the Oval Office, the perception is that the U.S. is at war with an enemy called al-Qaeda. Is this actually the …
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Ten Years After February 15 Global Protests, A New Call
Ten years ago, millions of people around the world said “no” to war on February 15, 2003. Now, we say “yes” to peace; “yes” to demilitarizing, to having decent …
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Review of: The Unlikely Secret Agent
It's a cliché that people don't know how strong they are until they're in a bind, but it's also true, and Ronnie Kasrils' loving tribute to his deceased wife, …
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What Obama Said — and What He Meant — About Climate Change, War and Civil Liberties
The words in President Obama’s “State of the Union” speech were often lofty, spinning through the air with the greatest of ease and emitting dog whistles as they flew. …
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Hard Power, Soft Power and the Power of Good
Mark Helprin's novel, In Sunlight and in Shadow, tries to articulate as noble as possible a justification for the tragic violence of war. The novel is set just after …
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Three “Blood” Items You Probably Have In Your House Right Now
They say that ignorance is bliss and never has that been truer than in the case of modern consumer products. It seems like the more we know about the …
Unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court Decision Affirms that Drug War Propaganda and Junk Science Provides No Basis for Child Neglect and Abuse Finding Against Pregnant Women
Today, in a major victory for New Jersey's pregnant women and families, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced a unanimous opinion in New Jersey Division of Youth & Family …
The Shooting Gallery: Obama and the Vanishing Point of Democracy
A White Paper reveals dark caverns of a society that has embraced the foundations of authoritarianism.