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Jeremy Scahill: Assassinations of US Citizens Largely Ignored at Brennan CIA Hearing
The Nation's national security correspondent said senators' lack of follow-up to Brennan's non-answers at the hearing amounted to ‘total kabuki oversight.’
Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State of the Union’s Economy
Robert Reich: Immigration, guns, and the environment are all crucial issues, but Obama should focus his speech on jobs.
A Presidential Decision That Could Change the World: The Strategic Importance of Keystone XL
The presidential decision on the Keystone XL pipeline will have an unexpectedly decisive and lasting impact on all our lives.
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Obama Administration Embraces Major New Cut in Nuclear Weapons
Senior officials have agreed that the US nuclear arsenal could be cut by at least a third without harming national security.
Voices From DC: Speaking Up for Schools and a Quality Education in Communities of Color
School closures siphon resources from public schools into private ventures, entrusting education to corporations.
The American Lockdown State
The US has become a nation not of laws but of legal memos, not of legality but of legalisms.
Creative Finance: Leaving Felons in Charge of the Banks
The Obama administration's curious logic seems to be that shielding banks from investigation and prosecution builds trust in the institutions at the center of the financial crash.
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Was Chuck Hagel “Just Plain Bad” in His Confirmation Hearing?
Chuck Hagel righteously defended his equal support for Palestinian and Israeli victims, in secretary of defense confirmation hearings, says Robert Naiman.
Obama Pushes Ahead With Immigration Reform – Here’s the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Will this be the break-through moment for comprehensive reform?
Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an “Obama Recession?” We Must Still Ask These Questions
The Washington consensus on economic policy has been used to inflict neoliberalism.