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Ten Huge Issues Being Ignored in the Presidential Campaign
There's a number of critical concerns that get no attention, including some of the worst problems in the United States and the world.
Anti-Imperialism Protests Flare Beyond the Mideast
Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes …
Monopolizing War? What America Knows How to Do Best
Can you name all the countries where US troops have been deployed? Tom Engelhardt discusses War in America is the booming business it has always been.
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Kill Lists and Giant Triplets: Obama and the Neoliberal Government
Itu2019s been more than two years now, and the tight rope upon which many balanced their hopesu2014for a truly different and transformative model of governanceu2014has lost a good deal …
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When Did Dissent Become a Crime? America’s Police State on Steroids at the Conventions
Protests in Tampa and Charlotte have been swarmed by police and enveloped in surveillance as new technology including drones threatens the lives of protesters.
Fact-Checking the Democratic Party Platform
In the key areas of bank regulation, law enforcement, labor, trade policy, climate change and civil liberties, there is more than a little difference between the Obama administration's record …
Civilian Deaths From US Drone Attacks Much Higher Than Reported
Gareth Porter: New investigative work shows that civilian deaths in Pakistan, including from second wave attacks, higher than Pentagon reports.
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Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence
Detailed information from the families of those killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and from local sources on strikes that have targeted mourners and rescue workers provides credible new …
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General Petraeus and the Drone War
Once a hold-out strategist who thought drones would fuel anti-US sentiment, the ambitious military leader now heads one of the most aggressive and unpopular military campaigns in memory.
Washington Puts Its Money on Proxy War: The Election Year Outsourcing That No One’s Talking About
While the United States is currently engaged in just one outright proxy war, itu2019s laying the groundwork for the use of surrogate forces in the future, training u201cnativeu201d troops …