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The Cost of Teaching an Old Nuclear Weapon New Tricks
Seven decades after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, the United States has long-term plans to modernize its nuclear weapons at a cost of hundreds of …
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Resistance Is Not Futile
The small numbers of Israeli refusers who stand up to the pressures of their society and face jail for refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces deserve recognition …
Why the US and Britain Lost Russia in 2014
Angry white men resentful at their loss of power and unable to change domestic policies drive United States and British foreign policy with respect to Russia, argues historian John …
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Tony Dungy, a Hypocritical Creature From the Ignorant Abyss of American Christian Extremism
A maelstrom of extremism is battering the United States of America, weakening and eroding the fundamental values of tolerance and inclusion embodied by our beautiful Constitution.
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USAF Chief of Staff Welsh and the Crisis of Gutless Leadership
A slowly-simmering frying pan of searing religious repression is frittering away at unit cohesion, morale, good order, and discipline within the Air Force.
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Giving Women a Fair Fight in the US Military
When it comes to women in the military, people don't think twice about exclusion.
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US Air Force Prepares to Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of Fundamentalist Christians Proselytizing War
What lies at stake is the alteration (and possible evisceration) of one of the only protective barriers restraining the brutal spread of ruthless fundamentalist Christianity spread throughout the U.S. …
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Whose War Palestine?
Each year the US provides Israel over $3 billion of critical economic and military assistance, and could easily stop the slaughter if it wished.
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New Hampshire Law Targets Military Recruitment Test in Schools
Under the law, which immediately takes effect, schools that allow the military to proctor the test must notify the military representative, parents, and students that Option 8 has …
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Transgender Activists Speak Out Against Campaign to End Trans Military Ban
A campaign to end the ban on transgender people in the military is gaining steam, but trans and gender-nonconforming people are opposing it in favor of getting rid of …