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Ignorance and 9/11 – an Analysis
The twin towers of the World Trade Center seen through fog from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., on Dec. 31, 1994. (Photo: Keith Meyers / The New …
The Republican Weapon of Mass Cynicism
According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, 77 percent of Americans say they “feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track” in this country. That’s …
I Am Troy Davis (T.R.O.Y.)
Has American-Style Conservatism Become a Religion?
As the American right lurches from traditional conservatism – a go-slow approach to governing that stresses the importance of continuity and social stability – to a far more reactionary …
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Duane Buck, Rick Perry and the Politics of Death
Simple rule for killers: If you are going to murder someone in the United States, don't try to get the job done in Texas. Keep the hostage alive in …
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Working, but Still Poor
From the president to Congress to nearly every neighborhood in America, the focus today is on job creation. But for millions of Americans, just having a job doesn’t mean …
Why the Palmer Report Deserves No Deference
Almost all the factual findings, as well as the legal analysis and conclusions of the recently leaked UN Secretary General’s Panel of Inquiry into the “Flotilla Incident” on May …
America and Oil: Declining Together?
America and Oil. As the old song lyric went, you can't have one without the other.
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As Obama Pitches Jobs Bill, Voters Aren’t Pressing Congress
Washington - Since he announced his job-creation plan last week in a nationally televised address at a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama has hit the road, using …
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Let’s Get Real on Jobs (3)
You know what's wrong with the American economy, Bucko? You, that's what. Yeah, yeah, it's true that the reckless global gambling schemes of Wall Street bankers are …