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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.
Criminalize Political Lies to Save Planet Earth
If we lie to our government it's a serious crime. Why isn't it an even more serious crime when our government lies to us?
NSA Whistle-Blower Russell Tice: Is the Top Echelon of the Intelligence Community “Running the Show”?
Is the upper echelon of the American intelligence community running the country? I know thatu2019s an explosive idea, and easily dismissed as being so far out of the mainstream …
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With Truce at the UT Factory, Time to Face Tough Choices
A truce seems to have been negotiated in the long-running skirmish between the University of Texas and its conservative critics.
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Our Democracy?
Our democracy? Really? Is the U.S. system a democracy, and if so, does it belong to us?
And Then There Was One: Delusional Thinking in the Age of the Single Superpower
Only in Hollywood fantasies about evil super-enemies was u201cworld dominationu201d by a single power imaginable. No wonder that, more than two decades into our one-superpower present, we still …
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How the US Political Left is Failing Over Syria
Itu2019s now painfully clear that Obamau2019s war on Syria is a replay of Bushu2019s march to war in Iraq, both built on lies. Zero evidence has been put forth …
Longshore Union Quits the AFL-CIO
In a surprise move, the 40,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced its disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO yesterday. The news comes just a week before the federation is set …
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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 …
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Before the Battles Resume in Washington: A Reminder about What’s Really at Stake
Congress will reconvene shortly. That means more battles over taxes and spending, regulations and safety nets, and how to get the economy out of first gear. Which means more …