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Art After War
Soldiers and families turn to the arts for healing, particularly painting, writing and drumming.
Obama’s No-Win War on ISIS
Obama's constant Middle East flip-flops have made it difficult to keep allies.
Surplus Military
Weapons makers don't just do war work of course.
The Islamic State, Assad, and the Contradictions Faced by the US in Syria
President Barack Obama has authorized the military to conduct surveillance flights over Syria. With US airstrikes already happening in Iraq against extremist group The Islamic State, these surveillance flights …
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About 620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs
A new report found that the nation's food pantries serve 620,000 families with a member in the military - an indication that service members battling against poverty must often …
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National Lawyers Guild, Other Legal Organizations Urge International Criminal Court to Investigate War Crimes by Israeli, US Leaders in Gaza
Under the Rome Statute, the ICC has the power to hold individuals criminally accountable for the most serious of crimes.
What My Friend Jim Foley Taught Me to Question
Jessica Desvarieux of the Real News Network remembers her college friend, slain journalist James Foley.
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Eyeless in Gaza
There can be no real solution for Gaza without a real solution for Palestine.
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The American Cult of Bombing: Why You Should Expect More Bombs to Be Dropped Everywhere
Like cults everywhere, it's best not to question the core belief and practices of its leaders - after all, bombs bursting in air is now as American as the …
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Primal Crimes
If one looks at narrative today, there loom two questions, it seems to me. One is the role and nature of genre, the second is about crime.