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Cornel West and the Fight to Save the Black Prophetic Tradition
"The most pernicious development is the incorporation of the black prophetic tradition into the Obama imperial project," Cornel West tells Chris Hedges.
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The Hill to the Rescue on Syria? Don’t Hold Your Breath
In an announcement that surprised virtually everyone, the president told his countrymen and the world that he was putting on hold the much anticipated U.S. attack against Syria.
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Could Online Giant Avaaz Help Us Stop the US Bombing of Syria?
The NAYS are multiplying, but the YAYS are pulling out their big guns. Could online organizing giant Avaaz help us stop the US bombing of Syria? Sign this petition …
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Another War Is Not the Answer
Where we are now in a potential war with Syria; why entering a war would be illegal, immoral and imprudent; and what we should do instead, according to David …
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The Syrian Catastrophe
Though the world dodged a bullet with the British parliamentary vote Thursday against going to war, it also brought with it great dangers, notably that of complacency, today being …
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Fresh Hell When Congress Returns
Dave Johnson takes a look at the latest excuses for why Congress remains in a hopeless deadlock.
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Obama’s Political Capital and the Slippery Slope of Syria
"Time and again we have seen domestic agendas succumb to military adventures abroad — both because the military-industrial-congressional complex drains money that might otherwise be used for domestic goals," …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Living in Poverty Affects More Than a Person’s Physical Health, and More
In today's On the News segment:President Obama announced that he will ask Congress for authorization for a military strike in Syria; Harvard scientists found that the constant strain of …
Obama Will Launch a Huge Propaganda Blitz – and May Attack Syria Even If He Loses the Vote in Congress
Grassroots pressure has forced President Obama to seek approval from Congress for an attack on Syria. But Obama is hell-bent on ordering a missile assault on that country, and …
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Not in the National Interest
Are we really going to do this? Are we going to wade into a struggle we don't really want to fight? Are we going to mire ourselves in a …