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War With No Horizon: The MSF Report and Its Implications for Syrians
The details of the MSF Report on the US attacks of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz reveal a potential war crime.
The Omnibus and COP21: At the Mercy of the Republicans
Within days after the closing of the COP21 talks, Republican backlash is already on the rise.
Does Clinton Really Oppose the TPP? There Is a Test for That
Clinton is going to have to make it clear that she wants TPP to be stopped, or voters won't believe her.
Who’s Spoiling Now? The Sanders Polling Anomaly
The good news for Bernie Sanders is to be found in what the pollsters actually demonstrate to be true about his electability.
In Congress, Christmas Is a Time of Giving – and Receiving
At holiday time, a little something tucked away in legislation in exchange for campaign largesse is the greatest gift of all.
Fixated on Fundamentalist Terror, We Ignore the Terror of Guns
Gun violence from civilians and police kill a staggering number of people, yet politicians and the media remain fixated on jihadi terrorism.
It’s Time to Fire Trump
How, in 2015, can anyone running on a racist, xenophobic ticket find any support at all?
Seventy Years After Hiroshima, Will an India-Japan Nuclear Deal Set Back Global Nonproliferation Efforts?
An India-Japan nuclear agreement would be the final seal of approval for a nuclear weapons state outside the NPT.
For Trump, Everything Looks Like a Conspiracy
Support for Trump went up, not down, in public polls after the recent terror attacks in Paris.
President Obama Can Expose Corporate Election Spending
All it would take is an executive order requiring companies that get federal contracts to disclose their secret political spending.