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A Question From Afghanistan: “Can We Abolish War?”
Acts of kindness will launch #Enough!, a long term campaign initiated by the Afghan Peace Volunteers to abolish war.
In Spain, Catalonia’s Separatists Win Parliamentary Elections
A coalition of separatists who promised independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia emerged as victors in parliamentary elections Sunday.
Pope Francis Compares Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day to Lincoln and MLK
During his speech before Congress, Pope Francis highlighted the work of four "great" Americans.
Why Are So Many Women Stumping for Trump?
Thirteen months before the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump is attracting support from a diverse group of women. Why?
Pope Francis in the USA: Calling for Revolution of Tenderness, Pope Touches Down in Richest Nation
Francis will make history, becoming the first pope to address a joint session of Congress.
Henry A. Giroux Discusses Political Frauds and the Ghost of Totalitarianism
Henry Giroux argues that Trump's popularity is both an expression of right wing populism and extremism.
Noam Chomsky on Trump: “We Should Recognize the Other Candidates Are Not That Different”
Noam Chomsky weighed in on US presidential politics in a speech Saturday at The New School in New York.
“Fracture”: Author Joy-Ann Reid on Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide
Joy-Ann Reid looks at the history of race relations in the US while tracing the political shifts in the Democratic Party.
Dean Baker | Will President Obama Stand Up to the Drug Thugs?
It takes a lot of courage to defy the folks who make tens of billions a year selling drugs.
The Republican Insurgency Against the Judicial Branch
Our country is in the midst of a full-blown "politically-motivated" judicial crisis.